After a two-month hiatus during the breeding season of crabs, fishermen set sail once more in various rivers and canals of the Sundarbans to resume their crab catching activities. They set forth after ...

It’s long been known that many people depend on the world’s single largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, for their livelihoods, as the forest naturally provides resources including fish, crabs, ...

The use of pesticides for illegal fishing in the canals of the Sundarbans has endangered the entire forest and its biodiversity. Poor marginal fishermen, allegedly coerced by unscrupulous merchants, ...

KHULNA, Dec 3, 2025 (BSS) - A Bagerhat court on Wednesday landed 10 fishermen to jail on the charge of illegal fishing in the ...

Fishing has been suspended in the Bay of Bengal since April 15 for a 58-day conservation period, set to end on June 11. Before that period concluded, authorities imposed a separate three-month ban on ...

Sundarbans' marine resources, including fish and crustacean stocks, are depleting due to indiscriminate use of poisonous substances for fish baits, raising concerns among environmentalists.

A three-month ban on fishing and tourism in the Sundarbans will start from Thursday to ensure safe breeding and movement of fish and wild animals. Movement of all types of vessels including boats, ...

The region’s largely Dalit and Adivasi populations survive from day to day as the changing weather leaves no part of life ...

A recent study reveals the alarming presence of plastic in fishing cat scat samples within the Indian Sundarbans, highlighting the pollutant's deep penetration into the fragile ecosystem. The ...