Sundarbans

5 ‘robbers’ killed in Khulna, Habiganj ‘gunfights’

Five suspected robbers are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in the Sundarbans area of Khulna and Habiganj districts.
15 October 2019

Sundarbans tigress wasn’t killed by poachers: Investigators

A tigress, found dead in Sundarbans East Zone on August 20, was not killed by poachers, investigators have confirmed.
28 August 2019

‘Govt to provide full support to assess the state of Sundarbans’

Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury says that government would provide full support to the Reactive Monitoring mission of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Heritage Committee to further assessment of the state of Sundarbans.
10 July 2019

Unesco labels Sundarbans ‘World Heritage in Danger’

The World Heritage Centre of Unesco has declared largest mangrove forest on earth, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as a “World Heritage in Danger” site.
14 June 2019

Sundarbans has Tk 18,816cr carbon reserve: Survey

There is a reserve of 5.6 crore tonnes of carbon in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans, says a survey of the Forest Department.
7 June 2019

An epic saga of loss

Once upon a time, in the winter of 2014, in a land far far away—Sundarbans—a young man in his twenties, seeking adventures...
11 April 2019

Carrying flammable substances inside Sundarbans banned

Bangladesh has prohibited carrying any type of flammable substances inside the Sundarbans to prevent occurrences of fire at the world heritage site in summer.
3 April 2019

Sundarbans Day observed

Green activists observe the Sundarbans Day in Bagerhat. Marking the day, the activists bring out a procession parading the main roads in the town
14 February 2019

Climate change may destroy Sundarbans’ tigers in 50 years: Study

A new study has warned that the Sundarbans' famed 'Royal Bengal Tigers' could be gone within 50 years, especially from the Bangladesh part, because of climate change.
14 February 2019

Int’l luxury cruise ship sailing thru' Sundarbans

An international luxury cruise ship is now exploring the Sundarbans -- a development that can give a boost to tourism as it goes
28 January 2019

The tigress of Sundarbans

A rifle slung on her back, grenades stashed in her pockets, and a five-month-old baby in her arms was how freedom fighters in the Sundarbans witnessed as Khurshid Jahan joined them in the Liberation War in 1971.
16 December 2018

Coast guard rescues 18 abducted fishermen

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) claims they rescued 18 fishermen who were kidnapped by pirates in the Sundarbans.
1 June 2018

Sundarbans: Cancel all industrial units

National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has reiterated its demand for cancelling all kinds of industrial
19 May 2018

Govt silent on protecting the Sundarbans: Sultana Kamal

The government is silent on protecting the Sundarbans as it did not respond to the study reports submitted by the National Committee to Protect the Sundarbans, rights activist Sultana Kamal says.
18 May 2018

Vessels sinking: Sundarbans ecology braces for disaster

The repeated incidents of vessels capsizing while carrying coal and different chemicals in the Sundarbans water routes have put the flora and fauna of the world's largest mangrove forest at stake.
17 April 2018

190 establishments within 10kms of Sundarbans: Report

A total of 190 industries and factories have been set up within 10 kilometres of the Sundarbans, says a report of the Department of Environment (DoE).
5 April 2018

A Serene Beauty

To get to Sundarban Reserve Forest, one usually starts early in the morning from Khulna's Rupsha river by boat. As the day wears on,
16 February 2018

Tiger census begins today

A survey in the Sundarbans begins today to know the number of tigers.
13 February 2018

Sundarbans: A safe haven for poachers

The report by a news agency that the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is turning into a 'sanctuary for poachers' is indeed terrifying. The forest is supposed to be a sanctuary for its vast flora and fauna.
7 January 2018

Sundarbans’ forest staff getting risk allowance

Finally, the forest department employees who safeguard the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans, have been brought under risk allowance. The financial benefit will be equivalent of the 30 percent of their basic salaries.
9 December 2017