Category

Sundarbans

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subspecies of tiger

Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh's Khulna Division. It comprises closed and open mangrove forests, land used for agricultural purpose, mudflats and barren land, and is intersected by multiple tidal streams and channels. Spread across , it is the world's largest mangrove forest. It covers over in Bangladesh's Khulna Division. In West Bengal's Presidency divi

Sundarbans National Park

National Park, Tiger Reserve, and Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India

Irrawaddy dolphin

species of mammal

river in West Bengal, India

Brown-winged Kingfisher

species of bird

island in West Bengal, India

Heritiera fomes

species of plant

island claim by both Bangladesh & India

island in West Bengal, India

Bakkhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Namkhana police station in the Namkhana CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

thumb|Statue of goddess Bonbibi Bonbibi, is a legendary lady of the forest, dubbed as a guardian spirit of the forests and venerated by both the Hindu and the Muslim residents of the Sundarbans. She is called upon mostly by the honey-collectors and the woodcutters before entering the forest for protection against the attacks from the tigers. It is believed that the demon king, Dakkhin Rai (or Dakshin Rai; meaning Lord of the South), an arch-enemy of Bonbibi actually appears in the disguise of a tiger and attacks human beings.

human settlement in Sagar community development block, Kakdwip subdivision, South 24 Parganas district, India

river in Bangladesh

Bidyadhari River

river of Bengal in Sundarban area

Bengali Muslim saint who lived during the spread of Islam in Bengal

Baleshwar River

river in Bangladesh

Raimangal River

deity in the Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh

Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary

wildlife sanctuary in Bangladesh

Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary

wildlife sanctuary in Bangladesh

Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary

wildlife sanctuary in Bangladesh

Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans

2014 film by Kamal Sadanah

Hariabhanga River