Sundarbans

#Women Empowerment / Farming against the salt: Women farmers on the frontline of the Sundarbans

In Bangladesh’s saline delta, climate-vulnerable women like Jamuna and Pushpa lead adaptation with innovative farming and resilience. Despite gender inequality and health risks, they drive sustainable solutions for survival, food security, and environmental justice.

Leaving the Sundarbans was heart-wrenching: Mousumi Hamid

Actress Mousumi Hamid, a former Lux Channel i Superstar, has spent over a decade carving a niche for herself in Bangladeshi showbiz through television, OTT, and film. Her recent project took her deep into the Sundarbans, marking a memorable first: shooting inside the world's largest mangrove forest.

Sundarbans Day: Deer poaching surges in the Sundarbans

Illegal deer hunting has surged in the Sundarbans, threatening the delicate ecosystem of the world’s largest mangrove forest.

Why leave Bangladesh? Best places to ring in the new year locally

New Year’s Eve in Bangladesh offers diverse experiences, from the beach tranquillity of Cox's Bazar to Rangamati's vibrant hills, Sundarbans' peaceful silence, Sylhet's serene tea gardens, and Dhaka's energetic celebrations, ensuring memorable moments for all.

New ‘Ityadi’ episode to feature Mongla Seaport

The popular television magazine show “Ityadi” has taken its latest episode to the scenic Mongla Seaport in Bagerhat, marking yet another special location for its ever-intriguing productions. As with past episodes, this one promises to blend cultural and historical storytelling with entertainment, airing on BTV and BTV World right after the 8:00pm news tonight.

Number of tigers in Sundarbans rises to 125

The tiger population in the Sundarbans has increased by 11 since the last survey in 2018

Plastic Pollution invades the Sundarbans

A group of primates wrestled with a plastic bag caught in the tangled roots of a mangrove tree. Their screeches echoed through the dense forest as they tore at the flimsy material, desperate for the scraps of food trapped inside.

Sundarbans: no time to heal between cyclones

In 2007, Cyclone Sidr ripped through the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. The forest took the brunt of the storm, saving human lives by slowing down its destructive force.

Cyclone Remal / Sundarbans saves Bangladesh but pays a heavy price

The Sundarbans, Bangladesh’s “silent protector”, the shield and first line of defense against natural disasters, has once again safeguarded the nation from a cyclone -- Remal.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber, said to be second-in-charge of a notorious gang, has been killed in what Rab describes as gunfight at Bagerhat’s Sundarbans.

January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016

India's Bhel gets Rampal contract

Indian power company Bhel has been selected to construct the 1,320-megawatt coal power plant in Rampal close to the Sundarbans.

December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015

2 'robbers' killed in 'gunfight'

Two alleged robbers, including the chief of infamous “Akash Babu Bahini”, were killed in a “gunfight” with members of Rapid Action Battalion on the Tambulbunia canal in the Sundarbans yesterday.

December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015

2 Sundarbans ‘bandits’ killed in ‘gunfight’

Two alleged bandits has been killed in what law enforcers described as gunfight in the Chandpai range of the Sundarbans under Bagerhat district today.

December 23, 2015
December 23, 2015

Sundarbans ‘robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber gang-leader is killed in what law enforcers say “gunfight” in the Sundarbans’ Shoronkhola range under Bagerhat district.

December 9, 2015
December 9, 2015

Protecting Sundarbans: How Serious Are We?

When this article was being written, a cargo vessel full of coal was underwater in Pashur River off the huge 250-feet high Silo in Joymoni for more than a month waiting to be rescued, while another vessel carrying fly-ash was being rescued.

December 1, 2015
December 1, 2015

The Munda people of the Sundarbans

The Munda are an ethnic community of the Sundarbans mangrove ecological zone. Originating in India, the Munda people travelled to Bangladesh around 300 years ago and have been here ever since.

October 28, 2015
October 28, 2015

‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

Alleged robber gang leader killed in what Rapid Action Battalion describes as gunfight at Bagerhat in the Sundarbans.

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

23 firearms, 1,531 bullets seized in Sundarbans, 1 held

Rapid Action Battalion members arrest an alleged robber along with 23 firearms and 1,531 bullets after a “gunfight” in the Sundarbans in Koyra upazila of Khulna last night.

October 18, 2015
October 18, 2015

CPB, BSD’s Nov 30 deadline to stop Rampal

Communist Party Bangladesh and Bangladesh Somajtantrik Dal urged the government today to stop the Rampal plant near the Sundarbans by November 30.