Bangladesh Forest Department has reopened the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco World Heritage Site, for tourists from today (Sep 1), after the three-month entry ban imposed due to the breeding season of wild animals.

Both the local and foreign tourists and local fishermen will now be able to collect permission letters from the Forest Department to enter the forest area.

On May 31, the Forest Department announced a three-month ban on tourism and fishing in the Sundarbans starting from June 1.
 
These three months are the breeding season for most species of fish and hence the department enforced the ban. The ban was effective till August 31.

BDST: 1215 HRS, SEP 01, 2022
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