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 ...

In the world’s largest mangrove forest, women whose husbands were killed by Bengal tigers are working to restore their habitat.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The tiger population in the Bangladeshi section of the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest globally, has risen to 125, according to a government survey released on Tuesday. This represents an ...

The Rampal power plant, slated to be built very close to the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, has been heavily criticized for its potential environmental risks. A UNESCO mission visited the site of the ...

Bangladesh on Saturday set up a floating border outpost in the Sundarban area in southwestern frontier with India to carry out patrol and enforce surveillance through waterways. The floating border ...

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 ...

Asuper cyclone named Amphan struck Sundarbans on Wednesday, May 20, and continued north causing widespread destruction. A transnational nursery of universal importance, Sundarbans is the largest ...