About Sundarban

The Sundarbans, one of the most attractive places in Bangladesh, is the largest mangrove forest in the world. Visitors feel great enthusiasm and fascination to come to this nature’s bounties of exceptional character.

The forest is a World Heritage Site for its extra-ordinary vegetation and diverse ecological balance. No other tidal forests can match it in terms of diversity. Wonderful flora and fauna, divergent wildlife, paramount beauty of green canopy, thousands of meandering Streams, rivers, creeks made this forest one of the great eco-tourism attractions. 

The forest is famous as the primitive abode of the royal Bengal Tiger, the strongest, and most beautiful wild animal of the world.

Sundarban means “beautiful forest.” It may have been derived from the word Sundari or Sundri, the local name of the mangrove species Heritiera fomes. Alternatively, it has been proposed that the name is a corruption of Samudraban, Shomudrobôn (“Sea Forest”),There are several amazing places in Sundarbans, you must not miss. Among the places are Kotka Beach, Jamtola Beach, Karamjol, Hiron Point (Nilkomol), Dublar Char Island, Tin Kona Island, Shekhartech, Kala Bagi,  Kochikhali Forest, Mandarbaria.

The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh. It comprises closed and open mangrove forests, agriculturally used land, mudflats, and barren land, and is intersected by multiple tidal streams and channels. 

Four protected areas in the Sundarbans are enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, viz Sundarbans National Park, Sundarbans West, Sundarbans South, and Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuaries. 

The Sundarbans mangrove forest covers an area of about 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi), of which forests in Bangladesh's Khulna Division extend over 6,017 km2 (2,323 sq mi) and in West Bengal, they extend over 4,260 km2 (1,640 sq mi) across the South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts. The most abundant tree species are sundri (Heritiera fomes) and gewa (Excoecaria agallocha). The forests provide habitat to 453 faunal wildlife, including 290 birds, 120 fish, 42 mammals, 35 reptiles, and eight amphibian species.

Despite a total ban on all killing or capture of wildlife other than fish and some invertebrates, it appears that there is a consistent pattern of depleted biodiversity or loss of species in the 20th century, and that the ecological quality of the forest is declining. In Bangladesh, a Forest Circle was created in 1993 to preserve the forest, and Chief Conservators of Forests have been posted since.

The Sundarbans is devoting itself to protecting Bangladesh by fighting natural disasters, protecting climate balance.

The Sundarbans is much safer than the past days due to the coordinated planning of the People's Republic of Bangladesh government and various public-private organizations.

Let's be generous like the Sundarbans, let's all stand by the Sundarbans.

The Sundarbans is always by our side.

Best Wishes For Sundarban.

Sundarbans, Forest in Asia

Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. Spread across parts of India and Bangladesh, this forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world. Wikipedia

UNESCO Site Id: 798

Area: 10,277 km2 (3,968 sq mi)

Governing body:

 Government of Bangladesh (58.55%), Government of India (41.45%)

Location: 

Khulna Division, Bangladesh; Presidency division, West Bengal, India

Nearest city: Basirhat, Diamond Harbour, Haldia, Khulna, Kolkata, Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Barguna, Satkhira

Different types of tours are organized to attract travelers and showcase the Sundarbans.

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