The vanishing pharmacy of the Sundarbans
- The Sundarbans stretches across 10,000 square kilometres of Bangladesh and India.
- Its green canopy shelters the Royal Bengal tiger, saltwater crocodiles and more than 300 plant species.
- Nearly 2.7 million people live in the coastal districts surrounding the forest on the Bangladesh side alone.
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- The Sundarbans stretches across 10,000 square kilometres of Bangladesh and India.
- Its green canopy shelters the Royal Bengal tiger, saltwater crocodiles and more than 300 plant species.
- Nearly 2.7 million people live in the coastal districts surrounding the forest on the Bangladesh side alone.
Sources: Al Jazeera