The 41st session of Unesco’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Krakow, Poland ended on Wednesday, finalising and adopting several decisions regarding the World Heritage Sites, including the Sundarbans. Throughout the 10-day meeting, the committee examined the status of the World Heritage Sites and made decisions based on their observations. In the last session of the meeting on Wednesday, the committee focused on the protection of the outstanding universal value of the World Heritage Sites. If the conditions remain unfulfilled or Bangladesh fails to submit the report within the deadline, the WHC will enlist the mangrove forest as a World Heritage in Danger. Until the IUCN and the WHC are satisfied with the report, Bangladesh cannot start the construction of the power station.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 12, 2017 19:30 UTC