Bangladesh Oil Spill

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  Bangladesh Lifts Ban on Cargo Boats After Sundarbans Oil Spill

  Bangladesh today lifted a ban on cargo boats in the world's largest mangrove forest, imposed in the wake of last month's major oil spill in a rare dolphin sanctuary.

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  Bangladesh Development 'Threatens Fragile Sundarbans'

  Bangladesh's rapid development on the doorstep of the ecologically fragile Sundarbans mangrove forest means "environmental disasters" like this month's oil spill in the massive delta are increasingly likely, experts warn.

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  First Dead Dolphin Spotted After Bangladesh Oil Spill

  The first evidence of harm caused by an oil spill, from a capsized tanker in Bangladesh's Shela river, on the local flora and fauna surfaced on Sunday, with reports of the first dead dolphin.

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  Bangladeshis Use Sponges to Clean Sundarbans Oil Spill Threatening Dolphins

  Bangladeshi villagers using sponges, shovels and even spoons worked on Friday to clean up a huge oil spill in a protected area that is home to rare dolphins, after environmentalists warned of an ecological "catastrophe".

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  3,50,000 Litres of Oil Spills in River as Tanker Sinks in Sunderbans

  A major oil spill has taken place in the Sunderbans in Bangladesh after an oil tanker sank in the Shela river early on Tuesday.

• Bangladesh Oil Spill 'Threatens Rare Dolphins'

  Bangladesh officials warned today that an oil spill from a crashed tanker is threatening endangered dolphins and other wildlife in the massive Sundarbans mangrove region, branding the leak an ecological "catastrophe".