The Sundarbans

country. Bangladesh

year of inscription. 1997

criteria. Natural

Sundarbans WHS is located in the division of Khulna. Sited on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers, on the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the largest mangrove forests in the world. It is an important area ecologically for its complex labyrinth of tidal waterways, mudflats and islets of salt-tolerant mangrove vegetation, which provide a home for a wide range of terrestrial, marine and aquatic fauna, including endangered species like the Bengal tiger, the estuarine crocodile, and the Ganges and Irrawaddy dolphins.

The WHS is composed of the following constituent sites:

• Sundarbans East Sanctuary, 
• Sundarbans South Sanctuary, and
• Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary.

Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

country. Bangladesh

year of inscription. 1985

criteria. Cultural

The Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur WHS is located in the Rajshahi Divison. The Somapura Mahavira (or, Great Monastery) was first built here by Dharmapala Vikramshila (770 – 810CE), the king of Varendi-Magadha. It is evident of the rise of this region as an important centre of Mahayana Buddhism from the 7th to the 12th century CE.