Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the tiger population in the world’s larest mangrove forest, Sundarbans,  is rising following measures taken by the government.   “Actually, the Sundarbans is expanding. The number of tigers has risen,” she said replying to a tabled question from Awami League MP Sultana Nadira (Women Seat-15). Read:International vaccine institute to be set up in Bangladesh: Hasina The prime minister mentioned different steps taken by her government to save the Sundarbans and its biodiversity. She said there were 106 tigers in the Sundarbans, according to the tiger census conducted through camera tracking in 2015. But the number rose at 114 as per the 2018 tiger census. Sheikh Hasina said the numbers of trees and tigers have got increased due to the government’s measures (she mentioned in answer) and strengthening the forest management. The reserve of carbon rose at 139 metric tonnes in 2019 from 106 metric tonnes in 2009, she said. The Leader of the House said the Sundarbans is home for 334 species of plants, 175 species of algae, 13 species of orchids and 365 species of wildlife.  Among the wildlife, there are 42 species of mammals, 35 species of reptiles, 6 species of amphibians, 315 species of birds, 210 species of fish, 24 species of shrimps and 14 species of crabs, she said. Read:Plant more trees for greener future: Hasina She said the government has taken measures to make foresters a time-befitting force to protect trees and wildlife in the Sundarbans.