Plastic waste has been detected at a depth of about 2,000 metres in the Bay of Bengal, a discovery that scientists have described as deeply alarming and emblematic of the scale of marine pollution worldwide. Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar warned that if such practices continue unchecked, the Bay of Bengal could be stripped of its fish stocks. From ocean to wombBeyond fisheries, the discovery of plastic at extreme depths places the Bay of Bengal within a grim global pattern. Scientific research over the past decade has documented plastic pollution in virtually every corner of the planet. The plastic found deep beneath the Bay of Bengal is more than a local warning.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 06, 2026 15:40 UTC