The Sundarbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve and biosphere reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. It is located to south-west of the Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. It is also home to a variety of bird, reptile and invertebrate species, including the salt-water crocodile. The present Sundarban National Park was declared as the core area of Sundarban Tiger Reserve in 1973 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1977. On 4 May 1984 it was declared a national park. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987, and it has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019. It is considered as a World Network of Biosphere Reserve from 1989.
Barguna is a district in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh. It is situated in the southern part of Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to district on 28 February 1984.
The Baleshwari River is located in Bangladesh, forming part of the eastern border of Bagerhat District and the western border of Barguna District. It borders on the east the largest mangrove forest in the world, in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the Bangladesh part of which is set aside as the Sundarbans Reserve Forest. The Baleshwar River flows south into the Haringhata River, which flows into the Bay of Bengal.
Baral river is one of the offshoots of the Ganges, starts its journey at Charghat Upazila of Rajshahi District of Bangladesh. The Baral flows through Natore and Pabna meets with the Gumani River at the east of Bhangura and finally meets with the Hurasagar River after joining with the Karatoya south of Shahjadpur Upazila. The river is approximately 147 kilometres (91 mi) long, and 120 metres (410 ft) wide and 6 metres (20 ft) deep on average. The river receives water from the Ganges only in the monsoon season. But it maintains its flow throughout the year with local runoff water and water from Chalan Beel. Its drainage area is about 230 square kilometres (89 sq mi). Some important places located on the banks of the Baral are: Charghat, Baraigram, Bagatipara, Gurudaspur, Chatmohar, Bhangura and Bera upazilas of Bangladesh. The Baral Bridge is located on this river at Bhangura Upazila.
Lohachara Island was an islet which was permanently flooded in the 1980s. It was located in the Hooghly River as part of the Sundarban delta in the Sundarban National Park, located near the Indian state of West Bengal. The definite disappearance of the island was reported by Indian researchers in December 2006, which led to international press coverage. No specific study was ever done to prove that the island was permanently inundated because of sea level rise.
Patharghata is an Upazila of Barguna District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Kathalia is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Pangsha is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bhuyanpur is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Morrelganj is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Morrelganj (Town) consists of 9 wards and 12 mahallas. The area of the town is 15.36 km2. The town has a population of 321153; male 51.76%, female 48.24%. The density of population is 1441per km2. The town has one dak bungalow.
Rupsa is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Shyamnagar is an upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is the biggest upazila of Bangladesh. It is close to the Sundarbans.
Chauhali is an upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Shapuree, Shahpori, Shah Parir, Shapura, or Shinmabyu Island is located in Bangladesh at the mouth of the Naf River, a maritime-boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Historically, it was claimed by the British during the First Anglo-Burmese War. The island forms an extension of the peninsula of Teknaf Upazila.
Karnaphuli is an Upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Administration Karnaphuli Thana was established on 27 May 2000. Karnaphuli, a police station area under Chattogram's Patiya, has been upgraded to an Upazila.
The Haringhata River is located in Bangladesh. It is one of the large coastal rivers of the Ganges-Padma system south of the confluence of the Bhola and the Baleshwar, and sets part of the boundary between Bagerhat District and Barguna District before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The river flows between Sarankhola Upazila in Bagerhat District, and Patharghata Upazila of Barguna District.
Chittagong-11 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by M. Abdul Latif of the Awami League.
Chittagong-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Shamsul Haque Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Barguna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2013 by Showkat Hasanur Rahman of the Awami League.
Masjidkur Mosque is one of the archaeological sights of Bangladesh, located in Koyra Upazila of Khulna District. The Kapotaksha River is beside the mosque and very close to the Sundarbans.
