Dhaka - Bangladesh will formally complain to the United Nations against claims of India and Myanmar in a row over maritime waters in the Bay of Bengal, the country's
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed said Wednesday.

The dispute centres on the extended continental shelf in the bay which Bangladesh shares with its neighbours - over 22000 square with India and 22,000 nautical miles with
Myanmar.

"A diplomatic protest note will be sent to the United Nations against the (maritime) claims of India and Myanmar," the premier told parliament while responding to questions
during her weekly question time in the House.

The Bangladesh permanent mission at the United Nations was preparing the note in consultation with local and international experts. It will be submitted to the United
Nations at the earliest opportunity, she added.

"The government is also trying to resolve the disputes with India and Myanmar through bilateral diplomatic channels," Hasina said referring to meetings with Myanmar in
the last couple of years for demarcation of their territorial waters.

The deadline for officially registering for Bangladesh's claim for its maritime boundary is July 27, 2011, Hasina said adding her government would do the same well ahead
of the timeline.

Myanmar and India had made their submissions to the UN for their extended continental shelf on December 16, 2008, and May 11, 2009, respectively.(dpa)