, May 6 -- In the wake of the fire in the Sundarbans, the Forest Department has formed a committee to assess the loss of biodiversity.

Headed by Mihir Kumar Doe, Conservator of Forests of Khulna Region, Divisional Forest Officer of Khulna Management Planning Department was made the member-secretary of the committee, a release said.

Other members of the committee are representatives of the Department of Environment; Divisional Forest Officer, Bagerhat, Sundarban East Forest Division; Dr. SM Feroz, Professor of Forestry and Wood Technology discipline of Khulna University; Dr. Swapan Kumar Sarker, Mangrove Ecologist of Aranyak Foundation and Professor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet and representative of Wildlife ...