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The Forest Department has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of tiger and deer.
Source: Checking Crimes in Sundarbans: Govt plans to fly drones
The Forest Department has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of tigers and deer. The department also considers erecting net-fence around the forest to prevent the…
The High Court yesterday observed that the Sundarbans is the lungs of Bangladesh like the Amazon forest is the lungs of the whole world.
Time has not been kind to the Rezakhoda Mosque, one of the historic relics from the group of monuments in Bagerhat, declared as World Heritage by Unesco in 1985. Yet, the apathy of the Department of Archaeology is pushing the historic ruins into further state of decay.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s 21-member World Heritage Committee…
Source: Bangladesh- Sundarbans escapes relegation to be ‘world heritage in danger’
Three coal plants that threaten the Sundarbans tiger habitat were removed from a draft text, while Unesco members declined to list the site as ‘in danger’…
Source: China scrubs its own coal projects from ‘world heritage in danger’ decision
The World Heritage Centre of UNESCO has declared largest mangrove forest on earth, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as a ‘World Heritage in Danger’ site.
Source: UNESCO labels Sundarbans of Bangladesh ‘World Heritage in Danger’
Govt gives green light to 5 cement factories within forest’s ecologically critical area. Unesco heritage body meets in Baku today to decide fate…
The government’s decision to set-up a coal-fired power plant at Rampal goes against the constitution, National Committee for Saving the Sundarbans (NCSS) President Sultana Kamal said on Friday. “Although the constitution says that every decision will be made according to the people’s…
The 2019 nominees for UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites are out
Source: The 2019 nominees for UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites are out
TIB calls for a halt to Rampal power, similar projects in the area…
Source: TIB concerned as Sundarbans set to be declared ‘World Heritage in Danger’
Sundarbans on list of ‘natural sites in danger’ as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near forest.
Source: Sundarbans on List of ‘Natural Sites in Danger’ | NewsGram
The World Heritage Centre of Unesco has declared largest mangrove forest on earth, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as a “World Heritage in Danger” site.
Four people accused of poaching threatened Bengal tigers were shot dead by Bangladesh police on Wednesday during a gunfight in a mangrove forest, officials said. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) police challenged armed men on a boat in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, spokesman Mizanur…
Source: Four poachers shot dead in Bangladesh mangrove gunfight
The Mosque City of Bagerhat, situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat city, is in the southwest of Dhaka. What is remarkable about this historic city is that it was once a lost city, and was discovered after many centuries. Boasting of more than 50 monuments, all following the Indo-Islamic architecture, this region was beyond the sight of men for quite some time.
Source: The Mosque City of Bagerhat in Bangladesh is a treasure trove
The historical heritage of Bangladesh is enriched with archeology and monuments. DESblitz presents 10 historical heritage sites of the country.
Get off the beaten path in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans.
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The report points out that Bangladesh’s Unesco World Heritage sites are waiting to be discovered…
This has been decided to accommodate growing tourism at the UNESCO World Heritage Site…
