Of all the titles any port would wish to avoid, the label of being the port that has seen the greatest increase in piracy attacks in 2014 is one that many would regard as a poisoned chalice. For the port of Chittagong in Bangladesh, the ignominy of that title is something it will have to carry for the next year. When other places around the world that have suffered from the privations of piracy are showing a steady decline in attacks, it is particularly difficult for the port authorities of a location that stands out so markedly against the prevailing trend.
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