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Question
Explain any two natural factors that have favoured the development of fishing industry in Bangladesh.
Solution
Two natural factors that have favoured the development of fishing industry in Bangladesh are:
- Bangladesh is situated at the head of the Indian Ocean, and it has the world's largest flooded wetland and large aquatic biodiversity in Asia.
- It has a vast continental shelf and a large number of islands off the coast of the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta which provide suitable conditions for fishing.
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