Dhaka, March 23 -- A new fire broke out in another part of the Sundarbans on Sunday few hours after firelighters brought fire under control in a part in the forest .

The Forest Department noticed a blaze in the dense forest area of Shaplar Bil, near the 23 Sher Siler of Dhansagar Patrol Post in the Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans East Division in Bagerhat district.

Then the Forest Department has started monitoring the fire using a drone.

Kazi Mohammad Nurul Karim, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Sundarbans East Division, said that they are actively gathering information after reports of the fire at Shaplar Bil.

Forest Department staff and fire station workers are on their way to the location and that detailed information w...