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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Only some 100 tigers currently roam the Sundarban forests of Bangladesh, a new survey has discovered, indicating far fewer big cats than previously thought in one of their largest global habitats. The ...

Recent survey finds endangered animals are far fewer than previously estimated 440. Bangladesh has only about 100 tigers living in the world’s largest mangrove forest, far fewer of the endangered ...

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 ...

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Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued nine fishermen and arrested two associates of Ranga Bahini robber gang during an operation in the Sundarbans early Friday. The rescued fishermen said they had ...

The Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over the very eastern part of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, in this natural-colour image. A region comprising southern Bangladesh and a small part of the Indian ...

Oil from a wrecked tanker is creating a disaster in the waters of Bangladesh's Sundarbans, the largest contiguous tidal mangrove forest in the world and a haven for a spectacular array of species, ...