Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- February 14 (Wednesday) is going to be observed as 'The Sundarbans Day' in the country. The day was declared as 'Sundarbans Day' in 2001 to support the conservation of the important ecosystem.

Ahead of the 'The Sundarbans Day', Change Initiative, a leading NGO, in a study titled: "Rising Tides, Roaring Futures: The Sundarbans' Quest for Survival", found that Sundarbans has been witnessing a decline in forest density and an increase in poisonous substances in water bodies due to the climate change. This has been causing habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss.

The Change Initiative said that Bangladesh must take immediate steps for conservation of the ecosystem, through national and international efforts; this must ...