A large quantity of oil, spilt from a sunken tanker in a river near the Sunderbans, may pose a serious threat to the ecological balance of the largest mangrove forest in the world. The tanker, carrying 350,000 litres of furnace oil, sank in the Shela river near the forest in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district at around 5:00am yesterday (Tuesday), after being hit by a cargo vessel. M Giasuddin, managing...
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