Moshiur Rahman Borshon

Sundarban

Sundarbans is a vast forest located along the Bay of Bengal and is one of the natural wonders of the world. Located in the Badwip area of the Padma, Meghna and Brahmaputra river basins, this magnificent forest covers parts of Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat districts of Bangladesh and two districts of North Twenty-four Parganas and South Twenty-four Parganas of the Indian state of West Bengal. As the largest mangrove forest in coastal saline environment. The Sundarbans are the largest intact forest in the world. Spread over 10,000 square kilometers, 6,517 square kilometers (66%) of the Sundarbans lie in Bangladeshand the rest (34%) in India. The Sundarbans were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 6 December 1997. Although the Bangladeshi and Indian parts of the Sundarbans are actually contiguous parts of the same unbroken landmass, they are listed under different names on the UNESCO World Heritage List; Named as 'Sunderban' and 'Sunderban National Park' respectively. Despite these protections, the Indian Sundarbans were considered endangered in the 2020 assessment under the IUCN Red List of Ecosystem Framework.The Sundarbans is a web of small islands with ocean currents, mudflats and salinity of mangrove forests. 31.1 percent of the total forest area, i.e. 1,874 square kilometers, consists of wetlands consisting of rivers, creeks, and bels. [4] The forest is known to be home to numerous species of animals, including the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, birds, spotted deer, crocodiles, and snakes. . According to the survey, there are 106 tigers and 100,000 to 150,000 blackbucks in the Sundarbans area. On May 21, 1992, Sundarbans was recognized as a Ramsar site. Thousands of tourists visit Sundarbans every year. Every year, many tourists from home and abroad are fascinated by the unique beauty of Sundarbans and gain various knowledge from nature by traveling to Sundarbans.