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সুন্দরবন The name may have been derived from the Sundari trees that are found in Sundarbans in large numbers. The forest covers 10,000 sq.km.

The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন, Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.[1] The name Sundarban can be literally translated as "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language (Shundor, "beautiful" and bon, "forest" or "jungle"). Alternatively, it has been proposed that the name is a corruption of Samudraban (Bengali: সমুদ্রবন Shom

udrobôn "Sea Forest") or Chandra-bandhe (name of a primitive tribe). But the generally accepted view is the one associated with Sundari trees.[1]
The Sundarban forest lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across Saiyan southern Bangladesh. The seasonally-flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. of which about 6,000 are in Bangladesh.[2] It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997. The Sundarbans is estimated to be about 4,110 km², of which about 1,700 km² is occupied by waterbodies in the forms of river, canals and creeks of width varying from a few meters to several kilometers. The Sundarbans is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. The interconnected network of waterways makes almost every corner of the forest accessible by boat. The area is known for the eponymous Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), as well as numerous fauna including species of birds, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes. The fertile soils of the delta have been subject to intensive human use for centuries, and the ecoregion has been mostly converted to intensive agriculture, with few enclaves of forest remaining. The remaining forests, taken together with the Sundarbans mangroves, are important habitat for the endangered tiger. Additionally, the Sundarbans serves a crucial function as a protective barrier for the millions of inhabitants in and around Khulna and Mongla against the floods that result from the cyclones. The Sundarbans has also been enlisted among the finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature.

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Dhaka: Bangladesh will soon declare parts of the river area near the Sundarbans as 'dolphin sanctuaries' to ensure a saf...
18/02/2012

Dhaka: Bangladesh will soon declare parts of the river area near the Sundarbans as 'dolphin sanctuaries' to ensure a safe environment for the endangered freshwater mammals, officials said.

The department of forests initially proposed to declare 32 km of the Pashur and Andharmanik rivers and their channels in Dhangmari, Chandpai and Dudhmukhi areas in the eastern Sundarbans as dolphin sanctuaries.

'Soon the ministry will issue an order on the proposed sanctuaries, following which fishing will be restricted in those areas,' Tapan Kumar Dey, forest conservator (wildlife section), was quoted as saying by the Daily Star.

Hundreds of fishermen still catch fish in the water bodies, known as a hotspot for dolphins, he said.

The places were identified through a series of studies by the Bangladesh Cetacean Diversity Project (BCDP) since 2002.

The waterways of the Sundarbans -- the world's largest mangrove forest -- are the lone habitat of around 676 freshwater mammals -- 225 of the Ganges river species and 451 of Irrawaddy.


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These dolphins are among the world's most endangered mammals.

Although the animals are not targeted directly, they often get entangled in fishing nets and die in dozens every year. They are also threatened by the rising salinity and pollution in the water, said Rubaiyat Mansur, who works with the BCDP on dolphin conservation.

An earlier BCDP study found that the world's largest population of Irrawaddy dolphins -- an estimated 6,000 -- live along Bangladesh's southern coast, including the Sundarbans.

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