Sundarbans

Stop disturbing the Sundarbans!

Restrain traffic of ships through the forest

7 most beautiful forests around the world

If you are planning an adventurous retreat in the woods, here are seven most beautiful forests around the world.

Tiger visits forest office in Sundarbans

Once again, a wild tiger has been seen roaming leisurely on the premises of a forest department office in the Sundarbans. 

Bagh Bidhoba

Sonamoni! No prefix, no suffix, that is her name. It signifies the golden pearl of the eye.

‘In the Forest of the Night’: Sundarban’s beauty reinterpreted

Jasmin’s fascinating art work in this exhibition displays the rich colours of the flora of the lush mangrove forest of the Sundarbans, located in the Bay of Bengal.

Making Khulna a green and fair climate city

We can make the southwestern part of Bangladesh one of the world's foremost places to implement nature-based solutions (NbS).

The books you will meet at Dhaka Art Summit 2023

For those who are especially interested in literature in book form, the first two floors of the exhibition hold treasures. 

Revisiting German and Bengali folklore in ‘Myth Bridge’

Here, Rapunzel, Hercules, Bon Bibi, and King Solomon might be having a gala time over tea, or fighting their own battles.

Tiger census: installation of cameras begins in Sundarbans

The Forest Department has started setting up a total of 1,330 cameras at 665 spots in the Sundarbans to count tigers, deer and pigs.

June 7, 2019
June 7, 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.

April 12, 2019
April 12, 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...

April 3, 2019
April 3, 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.

February 14, 2019
February 14, 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

February 14, 2019
February 14, 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.

January 29, 2019
January 29, 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

December 17, 2018
December 17, 2018

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.

June 1, 2018
June 1, 2018

Coast guard rescues 18 abducted fishermen

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

May 20, 2018
May 20, 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

May 18, 2018
May 18, 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.

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