The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, located in the southern part of Bangladesh. People of different trades in the region depend on this vast forest life. The pirates has ...

Inside the Sundarbans, deer traps are everywhere. The danger is twofold—they reduce the number of deer available to tigers, and at the same time pose a direct physical threat to the predators ...

At least 18 fishermen have reportedly been abducted by a group of armed forest criminals identifying themselves as the ‘Don ...

Mud crabs—species of Scylla—are among the most important architects of Sundarbans creek ecosystems. Yet across large parts of the forest, these engineers are being removed at a pace and scale that the ...

A total of 311 people have been arrested in the Sundarbans East Forest area for various crimes related to forest, including illegal deer hunting and fishing during the past eight months. During the ...

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its rich biodiversity, is increasingly becoming a hotspot for illegal poaching, raising serious concerns about wildlife ...

Fishers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans have been struggling with income due to damage caused to the mangroves by the recent tropical cyclone Remal and also the seasonal ban on resource hunting from June ...

In 2025, the Coast Guard recovered 38 firearms, two hand bombs, 74 locally made weapons, arms-manufacturing equipment, and 448 rounds of ammunition from the forest and surrounding waterways. Lt ...

Khulna, Jan. 23 -- In the last two years, Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested 57 bandits and recovered 43 firearms in operations across the Sundarbans, the Coast Guard Headquarters said.