SUNDARBAN LIES IN BAMGLADESH

Sundarban is one of the largest mangrove forests on the world. It is spreading across parts of Bangladesh and west Bangla, India. It’s features a complex network of tidal water way and islands of salt tolerate mangrove forests . The name of sundarbans can be translated as ``beautiful forest” in Bangla language. The name of its may have been derived from the sundari trees.

It is found in sundarban at large numbers. The forest lies on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the Padma, Meghna Rivers across saiyan southern Bangladesh. It is a virgin forest that until recently owed nothing to human endeavor. Here both water and land meet a lot of novel fashion.   It lies about 70 KM (50mi) into the Bangladeshi indian hinterland from the coast. 

In 1997 sundarbans has been declared a world Heritage site by UNESCO . It covers an area of 10,500sq KM of which ine third is covered in water or marsh areas. It has the world’s largest mangrove forests after being a unique largest mangrove Eco – system of the world. This littoral forest is the only ecological habitat of the tiger of its kind not only in India but also in the world expect in Bangladesh. Both the mangrove vegetation and tidal forms in sundarbanare responsible for dynamic Eco –system .

The planed communities are continuously adjusting to the new facilities. The unique mangrove forest sundarban  is the home of a number of endangered and globally threatened species .
The area of sundarbans provides nursery grounds for many species like as fish, invertebrates. In spite of the heavy use of the forest for timber, pulpwood etc, it continues to support a diverse fauna of 35species of reptile .