Sundarbans

3 held for trying to fish with poison in the Sundarbans

Three fishermen were arrested on Saturday while they were trying to fish using poison in the Pashur River in the Sundarbans.
Bangladesh will survive if Sundarbans survives, says TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today said Bangladesh will survive only if Sundarbans survives and called for effective implementation of constitutional and legal obligations, especially environmental laws for the protection the forest.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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
Sundarbans' tigers may be gone in 50yrs: 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.
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
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.
Coast guard rescues 18 abducted fishermen

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

A survey in the Sundarbans begins today to know the number of tigers.
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.
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.
Sundarbans being deforested

Sundarbans, already at the heart of a raging controversy over the building of power plants is now being systematically deforested.
Don't allow factory near Sundarbans

The High Court yesterday directed the government not to approve any factory within 10 kilometres of the Sundarbans.
No industry in 10km of Sundarbans: HC

The High Court directs the government not to approve any industry within 10 kilometres in the Sundarbans area. The court also ordered the government to submit a list of the industries and factories set up within the 10 kilometres in the area to this court within ten months.
Unplanned dev threatening Sundarbans localities

Rights activist Sultana Kamal yesterday alleged that lives of people, who live in and around the Sundarbans, are being jeopardised due
2 ‘bandits’ held after Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

Two suspected bandits are arrested following a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans.
A new threat to the Sundarbans

In yet another blow to the Sundarbans, the government has decided to approve all industrial structures currently operating in the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) of the mangrove forest, essentially legalising more than 150 illegal structures.
Fresh blow to Sundarbans

The government has decided to approve all industries currently operating in the ecologically critical area (ECA) of the Sundarbans.
Big cats in big trouble

Experts have expressed concern over the depleting Bengal tiger population in the Sundarbans as the number of tiger attacks in and around the mangrove forest has gone down significantly in recent years.