Sundarbans
Coast guard rescues 18 abducted fishermen
Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) claims they rescued 18 fishermen who were kidnapped by pirates in the Sundarbans.
1 June 2018, 13:34 PM
Sundarbans: Cancel all industrial units
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has reiterated its demand for cancelling all kinds of industrial
19 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Govt silent on protecting the Sundarbans: Sultana Kamal
The government is silent on protecting the Sundarbans as it did not respond to the study reports submitted by the National Committee to Protect the Sundarbans, rights activist Sultana Kamal says.
18 May 2018, 08:06 AM
Vessels sinking: Sundarbans ecology braces for disaster
The repeated incidents of vessels capsizing while carrying coal and different chemicals in the Sundarbans water routes have put the flora and fauna of the world's largest mangrove forest at stake.
17 April 2018, 08:11 AM
190 establishments within 10kms of Sundarbans: Report
A total of 190 industries and factories have been set up within 10 kilometres of the Sundarbans, says a report of the Department of Environment (DoE).
5 April 2018, 11:40 AM
A Serene Beauty
To get to Sundarban Reserve Forest, one usually starts early in the morning from Khulna's Rupsha river by boat. As the day wears on,
16 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Tiger census begins today
A survey in the Sundarbans begins today to know the number of tigers.
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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.
7 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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.
9 December 2017, 10:42 AM
Sundarbans being deforested
Sundarbans, already at the heart of a raging controversy over the building of power plants is now being systematically deforested.
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Don't allow factory near Sundarbans
The High Court yesterday directed the government not to approve any factory within 10 kilometres of the Sundarbans.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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.
24 August 2017, 07:50 AM
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
19 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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.
17 August 2017, 04:36 AM
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.
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Fresh blow to Sundarbans
The government has decided to approve all industries currently operating in the ecologically critical area (ECA) of the Sundarbans.
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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.
28 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Freedom fighter Maj Ziauddin no more
Freedom fighter Maj Ziauddin Ahmed who spearheaded battles against Pakistan occupation army in the Sundarbans during the Liberation War of 1971 passes away at the age of 67.
28 July 2017, 11:57 AM
Rampal Power Plant: Govt to comply with Unesco conditions
The government would fulfil the conditions set by Unesco for implementing the Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans, two ministers told The Daily Star yesterday.
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM
'Unesco withdraws objection to Rampal power plant near Sundarbans'
The World Heritage Committee of Unesco has withdrawn its earlier objection to the construction of Rampal power plant project at its current location near the Sundarbans, says a foreign ministry press release.
6 July 2017, 13:21 PM