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    Haunted Places in Khulna

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    Sundarbans Mangrove Forest

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    The Sundarbans, the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest spanning the coastal delta of Bangladesh, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its rich biodiversity and the endangered Bengal tiger. Bounded by tidal rivers, mudflats, and impenetrable sundari tree canopy, the forest is steeped in centuries of terrifying dark folklore. Forest workers—honey collectors ('Mawalis') and woodcutters ('Bawalis')—have long feared the 'Nishi' (the Night Caller spirit that mimics loved ones' voices to lure victims into tiger territory), ghostly light orbs, and phantom tiger growls that echo across silent tidal channels.

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