Sundarbans bandits release fishermen after ransom.
Sundarbans bandits release fishermen after ransom.

Forest bandits kidnapped five fishermen at gunpoint from the coastal Khalkhali canal in the Sundarbans, demanding ransom. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon. While three of the five fishermen were freed after paying the demanded ransom, two are still being held. The two remaining...

Sundarbans attracts 200,000+ visitors in 2023-24, generates Tk 3.61 crore revenue
Sundarbans attracts 200,000+ visitors in 2023-24, generates Tk 3.61 crore revenue

Officials said that over 200,000 local and foreign tourists visited the Sundarbans in the 2023-24 fiscal year, bringing in Tk 3.61 crore in revenue for the government from the largest mangrove forest in the world. In an interview with BSS, Mihir Kumar Doe, the Khulna Zone Conservator of Forests,...