Bangladesh, India to protect Sunderbans
By IANSTuesday, September 7, 2010
DHAKA - Bangladesh and India will soon sign a protocol to protect the riverine Sunderbans that covers parts of both the South Asian neighbours.
Sunderbans is home to famous Royal Bengal tiger. The two countries have resolved to cooperate to protect the area’s ecology and the tiger, that is now an endangered specie.
The draft of the bilateral protocol was approved Monday by the Bangladesh cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, The Daily Star reported.
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