Two members of robber gang Karim Bahini arrested in Sunderbans
Two members of the notorious Sunderbans-based robber gang Karim Bahini were arrested during a joint operation by law enforcement agencies on Friday...
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Govt should have fire mitigation plans for Sunderbans
A FIRE broke out in a place in the Sunderbans, the world鈥檚 largest contiguous stretch of mangrove forest, in the afternoon on March 23 a few hours after firefighters, aided by forest staff and volunteers, had that morning put out another fire that broke out in another place in the morning on March 22. The March 23 fire broke out in the area of Shaplar Bil and the March 22 fire in...
Fresh fire breaks out in Sunderbans on Sunday afternoon
A new fire broke out in another part of the Sunderbans on Sunday few hours after firelighters brought fire under control in a part in the forest...
Sunderbans fire brought under control on Sunday morning
Firefighters brought a devastating fire in the world鈥檚 largest mangrove forest, the Sunderbans, under full control on Sunday morning, more than 24 hours after it broke out...
15 fishermen abducted in Sunderbans, three forest robbers held
Fifteen fishermen have reportedly been kidnapped by forest robbers from the Bay of Bengal in Dublar Char of the Sunderbans, their association and forest officials said on Wednesday...
India鈥檚 river linking project puts Sunderbans in peril
Unlike Steinbeck鈥檚 defamed 鈥榮alt-water-eating bushes鈥� of the Sea of Cortez, the Sunderbans is an excellent forest treasure for Bangladesh, India鈥檚 West Bengal, and the rest of the world. In 1997, UNESCO awarded the Sunderbans the accolade 鈥楢 World Heritage Site,鈥� with the obvious implication that everything should be done to preserve this incredible...
10 abducted fishermen rescued in Sunderbans
Ten fishermen, who were kidnapped by robbers, have been rescued by the Forest Department officers after a gunfight in Takkakhali area in the Sunderbans鈥檚 Chunkuri River...
Number of tigers in Sundarbans increases to 125
A government survey in Sundarbans has found that the number of Royal Bengal tigers in Bangladesh鈥檚 Sundarbans has increased to 125.
Sunderbans to reopen for tourists, fishermen tomorrow
The Sunderbans, the largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh, is set to reopen for tourists, fishers, wood cutters and honey collectors on September 1 after three months of closure...
Bangladesh loses GI status of Sundarbans鈥� honey due to negligence: CPD
The Center for Policy Dialogue said on Wednesday that Bangladesh had lost the Geographical Indication status of Sundarbans鈥� honey due to the negligence of the authorities concerned....
Ban in Sunderbans worries local communities
Local communities, including fishermen, Bawal (wood collectors), and Mowal (honey collectors), who rely on the Sunderbans for their livelihoods, were concerned about...
Sunderbans in Bangladesh closed to visitors for 3 months
With a view to protecting the wildlife and biodiversity of the Sunderbans, the Forest Department on Friday announced a ban on entry of visitors to the forest, which...
Animal death toll in Sunderbans during cyclone Remal rises to 100
The death toll of animals from the flooding in the Sunderbans has climbed to 100 after cyclone Remal hit the world鈥檚 largest mangrove forest on Sunday....
Fire in Sunderbans
IN THE last 22 years, there have been 24 fire incidents in the Sunderbans, the world heritage known as the lungs or heart of Bangladesh. Of the four ranges of the Sunderbans, only the Sharankhola and Chandpai ranges are alleged to be set on fire every year..
Fire in Sundarbans yet to be doused
Fire that broke out in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Saturday could not be doused on Sunday as it spread over more than two square kilometers are in the mangrove forest in the meantime...
Operation to put out Sunderbans fire resumed on Sunday morning
Firefighting efforts resumed on Sunday morning in the Sunderbans East Zone鈥檚 Amurbunia area, following a fire that erupted on Saturday...
Fire breaks out in Sundarbans
A fire broke out in the Amurbunia area of Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Saturday amid the ongoing heatwave.
Royal Bengal Tiger found dead in Sundarbans
The Forest Department recovered a floating carcass of a Royal Bengal Tiger from Andharia canal under Dacope upazila in the Sundarbans on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.....
Crocodile with satellite transmitters rescued from Bagerhat, released in Sunderbans
A crocodile released with satellite transmitters attached to its back was found in a fish enclosure in Bagerhat鈥檚 Chitalmari upazila and was released into the Sunderbans on Sunday...