Royal Bengal Tiger
Forgotten story of Jeanette Van Tassel, the American woman who flew over Dhaka in 1892
Jeanette Van Tassel was a 24 year old American aeronaut whose balloon ascent over Dhaka's Buriganga River in 1892 was meant to dazzle a city. Instead, it ended in her death after a rescue attempt went tragically wrong, leaving her buried in an unmarked grave in Old Dhaka. More than a century later, a researcher's chance discovery brought her remarkable story back to light.
5 September 2026
New tiger census in the Sundarbans?
The government has undertaken a plan to conduct a survey on Royal Bengal Tigers' food and habitat in the Bangladesh segment of the Sundarbans.
6 April 2022
Big cats in Sundarbans: Male tigers at greater risk
With the intervention of humans, be it poaching or destruction of habitat, Bengal Tigers are now facing a new threat in the form of a dwindling male population.
28 July 2019
Big cats in Sundarbans: Male tigers at greater risk
With the intervention of humans, be it poaching or destruction of habitat, Bengal Tigers are now facing a new threat in the form of a dwindling male population.
28 July 2019
An epic saga of loss
Once upon a time, in the winter of 2014, in a land far far away—Sundarbans—a young man in his twenties, seeking adventures...
11 April 2019
Will Bengal tigers really disappear from the Sundarbans?
We recently published an article titled “Combined effects of climate change and sea-level rise project dramatic habitat loss of the
26 March 2019
Rare white tiger cub attracts visitors to Ctg zoo
Visitors throng the Chittagong Zoo to see its latest attraction -- a rare full albino Royal Bengal Tiger cub.
8 September 2018
Number of tigers in Sundarbans to increase, hope experts
With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest.
28 July 2018
Villagers kill tiger after it injures 6
A Royal Bengal Tiger was beaten to death as it entered a village and injured six people in Morrelganj upazila yesterday.
23 January 2018
Tiger beaten dead in Bagerhat
A Bengal Tiger that entered a village in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat is beaten to death by the villagers.
23 January 2018
The last of the Tigers
The mighty beast's hypnotic eyes may strike fear into the hearts of its prey, while its majestic thick orange- black striped fur serves as a reminder...
22 March 2016
Protecting our pride
A two-year nationwide campaign was launched yesterday to raise awareness about the importance of conserving tigers and their habitat, the Sundarbans, with the theme “Tiger is our pride- We shall Protect Tiger”.
11 February 2016
Tiger poaching sparks Sundarbans ban plan
Bangladesh wildlife officials mull a ban on access to the Sundarbans after an alarming rise in poaching of tigers that live in the world's largest mangrove forest.
12 August 2015
Dwindling Royal Bengal Tigers
It is highly disquieting that the Royal Bengal Tiger, one of the most valued species of tigers in the world, appears to be on an extinction course in its home, the Sundarbans.
28 July 2015
Environment minister's controversial statement about tigers (video)
Meet Bangladesh’s Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju – who is least bothered about his office and the country’s national animal, the Bengal Tiger.
5 June 2015
Millions at risk from rapid sea rise in swampy Sundarbans
The tiny hut at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family. The water took everything else from them, and one day it may take this, too.
18 February 2015