Bangladeshi honey collectors 'Mowali' cast off on a boat in Khulna, some 350 kms southwest of Dhaka on March 31, 2009, as they enter The Sundarbans to collect honey. The Sundarbans, which means "beautiful jungle" in Bengali, is the world's largest mangrove forest covering an area over 10,000 square kilometres.
Bangladeshi honey collectors 'Mowali' prepare to disembark from their boat near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on April 2, 2009, to collect honey from The Sundarbans. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language
Bangladeshi honey collectors 'Mowali' offer prayers on their boat near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on April 2, 2009, as they journey to collect honey from The Sundarbans. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language.
Mangrove trees are seen in The Sundarbans near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on March 31, 2009. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language. The name Sundarbans may also have been derived from the Sundari trees that are found in Sundarbans in large numbers. The forest lies at the sweaty feet of the Ganges and is spread across areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, forming the seaward fringe of the delta. The seasonally-flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests. The forest covers 10,000 sq.km of which about 6,000 are in Bangladesh. It became inscripted as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997
A Bangladeshi passenger ship cruises along a waterway of The Sundarbans near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on April 1, 2009. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language.
Bangladeshi honey collectors 'Mowali' offer special prayers in Khulna, some 350 kms southwest of Dhaka on March 31, 2009, before entering The Sundarbans to collect honey. The Sundarbans, which means "beautiful jungle" in Bengali, is the world's largest mangrove forest covering an area over 10,000 square kilometres. Six thousand square kilometres of the forest are in Bangladeshi territory while the remainder is spread across India's West Bengal state. The Sundarbans was added as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in 1997.
Bangladeshi honey collectors 'Mowali' display a full honeycombs after collecting it from a mangrove forest of The Sundarbans near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on April 2, 2009. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language.
A Bangladeshi honey collector 'Mowali' collects honey from a honeycomb hanging in a mangrove forest of The Sundarbans near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on April 2, 2009. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language.
A Bangladeshi forest guard walks in The Sundarbans near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on April 1, 2009. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language.
Foreign tourists are guided through an area of The Sundarbans near Khulna some 350kms south west of Dhaka on April 1, 2009. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. "Sundarban" literally means "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language.
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