The growth of Somali piracy

Capt Faisal Azim in the first of his three-part article After the hijacking of the Bangladeshi flag vessel MV Jahan Moni with 23 Bangladeshi nationals, people of Bangladesh came to know about modern day hijacking in the open sea by Somali pirates and their activities. Piracy off Somali coast has been a threat to international shipping since the second phase of the Somali Civil War early this century. Since 2005, many international organisations, including the International

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