File photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) from Ganabhaban through a videoconference on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Focus BanglaGovernment has taken many initiatives, including increasing the manpower, to protect the forest, says the premierThe size of the Sundarbans is expanding and the number of tigers in it is also increasing, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. Referring to the number of tigers in the world’s largest mangrove forest, Hasina said: “The number of tigers was 106 according to the 2015 tiger census conducted using camera trapping. In the 2018 census, 114 of them were found.”“The amount of carbon reserve in the Sundarbans has also increased. The prime minister also told the House that the Sundarbans, a reservoir of biodiversity, now has 334 species of plants, 165 species of algae, 13 species of orchids and 375 species of wildlife. She also said that her government has taken many initiatives, including increasing the manpower, to protect the flora and fauna of the forest.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 16, 2021 09:00 UTC