Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh's vast deep-sea ecosystem holding potential caches of resources faces mounting pressure from overfishing, aggressive industrial practices and plastic pollution, shows a multinational survey.

With the new findings presented to the country's chief executive Tuesday, a conclusion was drawn that another territory lies, equivalent to the size of Bangladesh, undersea unexplored.

The alarm and beacon are carried in the report submitted by the high-level committee on the findings of a comprehensive marine fisheries and ecosystem survey conducted by the research vessel R.V. Dr Fridtjof Nansen. The report was placed before the head of interim government, Prof Muhammad Yunus, at a meeting held at the state guesthouse Ja...