Sundarbans
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.
Sundarbans takes care of us, but who will take care of it?
Mangrove forest took a hit from Cyclone Remal but managed to do its job
Sundarbans: Bangladesh's shield against cyclones
The coastline of Bangladesh has been hammered by cyclones over and over since time immemorial
Stop disturbing the Sundarbans!
Restrain traffic of ships through the forest
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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.
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: High Court
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.