Good news: the land equal to Bangladesh is rising in the Bay of Bengal!

The Dhaka Times Desk The Bay of Bengal is about 45,000 square miles, the equivalent of Bangladesh. The government is trying to figure out how quickly the vast tracts of land left behind can be put to use. Forest and Environment Minister Anwar Hossain Manju said this on Tuesday.

If the statement of the Minister of Forest and Environment is true then it is definitely a good news for Bangladesh. The minister also said that foreign aid will be accepted if needed. Forest and Environment Minister Anwar Hossain Manju told reporters that preparations have been made for afforestation of the paddy fields in the Sundarban sub-region during the next monsoon season.