Locals say that every year, the water gets saltier, the flooding gets worse, the cyclones more violent and the tigers closer. ‘I had my back to the forest when the tiger pounced and dug its claws into ...

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its rich biodiversity, is increasingly becoming a hotspot for ...

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested five alleged crab traders and seized 490 kilograms of illegally harvested crabs ...

When global leaders gathered in Brazil for COP30 to discuss the future of forests, Bangladesh did not need reminding why ...

Approximately 1,874 square kilometres of the forest consist of rivers, canals and wetlands, creating a dynamic ecosystem that ...

The Sundarbans is a cluster of low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, spread across India and Bangladesh, famous for its unique mangrove forests. The Sundarbans is a vast forest in the coastal region ...

Forest Department experts on Sunday rescued an adult male Royal Bengal Tiger that had been caught in a poachers’ ...

The objective of the Sundarbans Handicraft Bangladesh project is to reduce poverty and expand Sundarban culture and heritage by involving the disadvantaged community in the production and selling of s ...

A recent fire in the eastern Sundarbans of Bangladesh has highlighted the rising risk of burning in the world’s biggest mangrove forest. The Bangladesh government says it’s drawing up guidelines to ...

The High Court in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has issued an unprecedented order allowing for the establishment of three industrial plants near the Sundarbans mangrove forest, a World Heritage site. On ...

Summary of previous deliberations: The Committee when it inscribed “The Sundarbans” of Bangladesh in the World Heritage List (Naples, 1997) encouraged the authorities of Bangladesh and India to ...