Sundarbans
Sundarbans set to reopen to tourists soon
After seven months of closure due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Forest Department is expected to reopen the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco World Heritage Site, soon to tourists.
Tourists are expected to be allowed to enter the Sundarbans tourist spots from early November, authorities said.
Meanwhile, tour operators have already completed preparations after receiving the green signal.
Govt 'working hard' to save dolphins
The Bangladesh government has said that it is taking all necessary steps to protect river dolphins and reverse the decline of these amazing cetaceans.
3 detained for fishing with insecticide in Sundarbans
The Forest Department detained three people from the Sundarbans early Monday for fishing with insecticide in the mangrove forest’s Dacope upazila part under Khulna.
Beekeepers in good spirit as Sundarbans sees honey boom
Honey production in the Sundarbans, a Unesco World Heritage site, has got a boost due to a favourable environment, according to the Forest Department.
Venison, deer heads seized in Bagerhat
Forest officers in a drive recovered 42 kgs of venison, three deer heads, 12 legs from Marapashur Canal of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat district on Tuesday.
7 deer poachers held in Sundarbans
Forest department officials arrested seven members of a deer poaching gang from the Sundarbans in Kochikhali Pakhshir Cahr area of Sharankhola upazila in the district early Saturday.
Poaching the Sundarbans spotted deer: Undaunted by pandemic
Poaching of the famed spotted deer has by now become a fixture violating the Sundarbans ecosystem, beyond the reach of state-led, often multilateral initiatives to clamp down on this transnational criminal enterprise.
30 kg deer meat, two heads seized in Bagerhat
Forest Department officials in a drive seized 30kg deer meat, eight legs of deer and two heads from two boats at Charakhali canal in Sundarbans east zone in Mongla upazila on Sunday.
Govt takes 4 projects to construct embankment in coastal areas
The government has taken up four projects costing Tk 8,000 crore to construct sustainable embankments in southwestern part of the country, Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Haque Shamim said Tuesday.
'Three robbers’ killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’
Three suspected robbers have been killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in different parts of Sundarbans.