This is a list of protected areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 163 million people in an area of either 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi) or 147,570 square kilometres (56,980 sq mi),[1][2] making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
Bangladesh protected areas[edit]
As of 2022, the World Database of Protected Areas lists 51 protected areas in Bangladesh, including:[3]
- Altadighi National Park
- Bangabandhu Safari Park, Cox's Bazar
- Bangabandhu Safari Park, Gazipur
- Baroiyadhala National Park
- Barshijora Eco-Park
- Bhawal National Park
- Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary
- Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary
- Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Fasiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary
- Himchari National Park
- Inani National Park
- Kadigarh National Park
- Kaptai National Park
- Khadim Nagar National Park
- Kuakata Ecopark
- Lawachara National Park
- Madhupur National Park
- Madhutila Eco Park
- Marine Reserve
- Medhakachhapia National Park
- Mirpur Botanic Garden
- Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary
- Nawabganj National Park
- Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary
- Nijhum Dwip National Park
- Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary
- Rajeshpur Eco-Park
- Ramsagar National Park
- Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sangu Wildlife Sanctuary
- Satchari National Park
- Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary
- Singra National Park
- Sitakunda Eco-Park
- Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary
- The Sundarbans
- St. Martin's Island Marine Protected Area
- Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sundarbans Reserved Forest
- Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area
- Tanguar Haor
- Teknaf Game Reserve
- Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary
- Tilagor Eco Park
- Kassalong reserve forest
The 1990 edition of the IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas says the Forest Department also established a center for the protection of waterfowl at Hail Haor Wildlife Sanctuary.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "South Asia :: Bangladesh — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান বর্ষগ্রন্থ ২০২০ - Bangladesh Statistics annual book 2020 (PDF). Bangladesh Statistics Bureau. p. 21. ISBN 978-984-475-047-0.
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2020). "Protected Area Profile for Bangladesh from the World Database of Protected Areas, January 2020". Protected Planet. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas" (PDF). The World Conservation Union. 1990. p. 16.
