The Forest Department will reopen the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, for tourists on September 1 after nearly three months of closure.
 
The Sundarbans will be opened for domestic and foreign tourists, side by side for fishermen and bawoaly, who earn forest resources through the pass (pass permit), said Mihir Kumar Dey, forest conservator of Khulna circle today (Aug 28). 
 
Forest-dependent fishermen, tour operators, launches and boatmen have already completed preparations in advance ahead of the reopening, he said.
 
On May 31, the Forest Department announced a three-month ban on tourism and fishing in the Sundarbans starting from June 1.
 
These three months are the breeding season for most species of fish and hence the department enforced the ban. The ban was effective till August 31.

BDST:1921 HRS, AUG 28, 2022
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