Sundarbans

Must not be the legacy we leave behind

That the Sundarbans, the unique world heritage site and a lifesaver for the coastal people, is in grave danger, with or without the planned Rampal coal-based power plant is not in dispute.
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM

No suspension of Rampal project despite Unesco advice: Nasrul

The construction work of Rampal power plant will not be suspended despite Unesco's advice, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid says.
24 September 2016, 14:11 PM

Census data for tiger conservation

The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest with its rich and unique biodiversity is divided between Bangladesh and India.
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

11 Sundarbans robbers surrender to home minister

Eleven members of two Sundarbans-based robber gangs surrender and hand over 25 firearms to Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan at Mongla port in Khulna.
15 July 2016, 09:42 AM

Rampal plant yet to get environmental clearance

The proposed coal-based Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans is yet to get environmental clearance from the Department
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Sundarbans robbers’ surrender stayed on bad weather

Rapid Action Battalion postpones a programme at Mongla upazila of Bagerhat where a gang of robbers were scheduled to formally surrender in presence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
29 May 2016, 06:38 AM

MP’s son held with pistol, bullets in Satkhira

Cops arrest son of local lawmaker Rifat Amin along with a pistol and bullets from a resort in the Sundarbans in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira last night.
20 May 2016, 07:37 AM

Destroying Our Lifeline

One of Bangladesh's most significant natural resources is the Sundarbans-- the largest mangrove forest of the world comprising of 140,000 hectares of tidal forests.
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Pashur river to be dredged

The government has taken up a project to dredge the Pashur river so that coal-laden vessels from India can travel through it to Rampal Power Plant to be set up only 14 kilometres away from the Sundarbans.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'Robber' killed in 'gunfight' with Rab

An alleged robber gang leader was killed in a "gunfight" between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion in Chandpai range of the
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Fire for fish

Abrupt rusty patches here and there in the otherwise green forest look like fatal wounds from the sky.
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’ with Rab

A suspected robber is killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion at Mrigamari of the Sundarbans in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat.
6 May 2016, 04:50 AM

Rampal Power plant: There’ll be no environmental hazard, says minister

The Sundarbans will not face any environmental hazard due to the establishment of coal-based Rampal Power Plant, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid tells the parliament.
4 May 2016, 15:26 PM

11 sued over Apr 27 Sundarbans fire

Bangladesh Forest Department files a case against 11 suspects in connection with the fire that broke out in Tultala area of the Sundarbans under Chandpai Range in Sharankhola upazila on April 27.
2 May 2016, 14:03 PM

Salvage operation begins in Shela 40 days after cargo sinks

Forty days after a coal-laden cargo vessel sank in the Shela River at Harintana point of the Sundarbans in Mongla upazila, the owner of the vessel begins salvage operation today.
28 April 2016, 14:58 PM

Fire breaks out in Sundarbans again

A fire broke out once again at Andharmanik area of Chandpai Range in Sundarbans East Division.
27 April 2016, 15:07 PM

Sundarbans fire: Forest dept suspends 3 employees

The Forest Department suspends its three employees for their negligence in duties over the recent fire incidents in the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila.
23 April 2016, 10:48 AM

Fire again in Sundarbans

Yet another fire broke out in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila of the district yesterday morning.
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

3rd forest fire in Sundarbans in 3 weeks

A fire broke out in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat. This is the third incident of forest fire in Chandpai range over the last three weeks.
18 April 2016, 07:12 AM

Fire in Sundarbans forest again

Barely a month in the passing, fire has broken out in the Sundarbans’ Chandpai range again. This is the 15th fire incident in last 12 years in the area - posing threat to the ecosystem of the world's largest mangrove forest.
13 April 2016, 06:34 AM