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Altadighi National Park is a protected forest in Dhamoirhat Upazila of Naogaon District in northwestern Bangladesh, situated along the border with India. Centered on the ancient Alta Dighi lake, it…

Altadighi

A permanent wetland sanctuary within Hail Haor that retains water year-round, serving as a breeding and refuge zone for fish and over 200 bird species including globally threatened waterbirds.

Baikka Beel

A hill-forest wildlife sanctuary in Ramu, Cox's Bazar district, declared in 2023 to conserve evergreen forest and elephant habitat.

Baishari Bangdepa

A hill-forest national park in Sitakunda, Chattogram district, east of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway, protecting semi-evergreen forest, springs, and waterfalls.

Baroiyadhala

Dolphin wildlife sanctuary on the Bhadra River in the Sundarbans of Khulna district, declared in 2020 to conserve the endangered Ganges River dolphin and Irrawaddy dolphin. Managed by the Bangladesh…

Bhadra

A coppice sal (Shorea robusta) forest national park in Gazipur District managed by the Bangladesh Forest Department, established in 1974 and gazetted in 1982, and one of the most visited recreation…

Bhawal

A sal-dominated forest national park in Birganj Upazila of Dinajpur, established to conserve remnant deciduous woodland and resident wildlife of northern Bangladesh.

Birganj

Dolphin wildlife sanctuary along the Pasur River in the Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans, declared in 2012 to protect the endangered Ganges River dolphin and Irrawaddy dolphin. Managed by the…

Chandpai

A coastal char-island mangrove wildlife sanctuary in the Bhola district of the Meghna estuary, harbouring planted mangrove forest, spotted deer, monkeys and large numbers of migratory shorebirds.

Char Kukri-Mukri

A hill-forest wildlife sanctuary in southern Chattogram district, established as a refuge for the region's threatened Asian elephants and a pioneering co-management site.

Chunati

Dolphin wildlife sanctuary in the Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans, declared in 2012 to conserve the endangered Ganges River dolphin and Irrawaddy dolphin. Managed by the Bangladesh Forest Department…

Dhangmari

A national park in Biral Upazila of Dinajpur gazetted in 2021 to protect sal forest habitat and wildlife in the Rangpur Division.

Dharmapur

Dolphin wildlife sanctuary in the eastern Sundarbans, declared in 2012 to protect the endangered Ganges River dolphin and Irrawaddy dolphin along its river channels. Managed by the Bangladesh Forest…

Dudhmukhi

A hill-forest wildlife sanctuary in Chattogram district protecting evergreen and semi-evergreen forest with elephants, primates, and diverse birdlife.

Dudpukuria-Dhopachari

A wildlife sanctuary in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar district, protecting semi-evergreen hill forest and serving as a corridor for wild elephants and primates.

Fasiakhali

One of the largest freshwater marshes in Bangladesh and Asia, a mosaic of beels, reed swamps, and seasonally flooded grassland that is a crucial wintering ground for migratory waterfowl.

Hakaluki Haor

A wildlife sanctuary in Fatikchhari, Chattogram district, conserving restored hill forest with a notable diversity of birds, amphibians, and reptiles.

Hazarikhil

A coastal national park just south of Cox's Bazar along the Bay of Bengal, known for its mixed-evergreen hill forest, waterfalls, and sweeping ocean views.

Himchari

A tropical evergreen national park (officially Sheikh Jamal Inani National Park) in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar district, providing important habitat for wild Asian elephants south of Cox's Bazar.

Inani

A protected sal (Shorea robusta) forest in the Madhupur tract of Mymensingh District, established to conserve the region's remnant deciduous woodland, biodiversity, and wildlife. It is managed by the…

Kadigarh

A hilly mixed-evergreen national park beside Kaptai Lake in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, home to diverse flora, primates, and birdlife.

Kaptai

A hilly tropical forest northeast of Sylhet city containing remnant evergreen vegetation, tea-garden fringes, and diverse birds, butterflies, and primates.

Khadimnagar

A coastal national park on the Kuakata peninsula in Patuakhali district, protecting mangrove and dune forest, beach habitat and a long Bay of Bengal shoreline famous for both sunrise and sunset over…

Kuakata

A semi-evergreen and mixed deciduous tropical rainforest in the West Bhanugach Reserved Forest, home to the endangered western hoolock gibbon and over 240 bird species.

Lawachara

One of the earliest and largest national parks in Bangladesh, set in the sal forest of the Madhupur tract in Tangail District, home to indigenous Garo and Koch communities and managed by the…

Madhupur

A small national park in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar district, protecting one of Bangladesh's last well-developed stands of endangered Garjan (Dipterocarpus) forest.

Medhakachhapia

A marine protected area in the Naf River estuary and adjacent Bay of Bengal off the Teknaf peninsula, protecting endangered dolphins, sharks, rays, sea turtles, corals, and seagrasses.

Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary is a river-based wildlife sanctuary on the Jamuna River at Bera Upazila in Pabna District, Bangladesh. The largest of the three Padma-Jamuna dolphin sanctuaries…

Nagarbari-Mohanganj

A deciduous sal and teak forest national park in Nawabganj Upazila of Dinajpur, home to Bengal fox, jungle cat, fishing cat and diverse birdlife around a long central lake.

Nawabganj

Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary is a river-based wildlife sanctuary on the Padma River at Sujanagar Upazila in Pabna District, northwestern Bangladesh. Managed by the Bangladesh Forest Department, it was…

Nazirganj

An island national park off Hatiya in Noakhali district, formed of alluvial mudflats and planted mangroves and famed for its large spotted deer herd and migratory birds.

Nijhum Dwip

A large wildlife sanctuary at the northern end of the Kaptai reservoir in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, protecting mixed-evergreen forest and elephant habitat along the Kassalong River.

Pablakhali

Dolphin wildlife sanctuary near Pankhali on the northern edge of the Sundarbans in Khulna district, declared in 2020 to protect the endangered Ganges River dolphin and Irrawaddy dolphin. Managed by…

Pankhali

A national park built around Ramsagar, the largest man-made lake in Bangladesh, supporting sambar and chital deer, wild boar and abundant waterbirds near Dinajpur town.

Ramsagar

A freshwater swamp forest—one of the few in Bangladesh—that floods seasonally and is dominated by koroch trees, harbouring snakes, birds, and aquatic life amid the Gowain River wetlands.

Ratargul Swamp Forest

One of the largest and richest remaining hill forests in eastern Bangladesh, protecting mixed evergreen and deciduous forest, hoolock gibbons, and an exceptional diversity of birds.

Rema-Kalenga

A marine protected area surrounding Bangladesh's only coral island in the northeastern Bay of Bengal, south of the Teknaf peninsula, conserving coral, sea turtles, and reef biodiversity.

Saint Martin's Island

A remote wildlife sanctuary in Bandarban district within the Sangu reserve forest, protecting some of the last undisturbed mixed-evergreen rainforest of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Sangu

A small but biodiverse tropical semi-evergreen forest in the Raghunandan Hills, named for its seven streams and notable for hoolock gibbons, Phayre’s langurs, and rich birdlife.

Satchari

Dolphin wildlife sanctuary along the Shibsha River in the Sundarbans of Khulna district, declared in 2020 under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act 2012 to protect the endangered Ganges…

Shibsha

Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary is a river-based wildlife sanctuary on the Baral River at Santhia Upazila in Pabna District, Bangladesh. The smallest of three Padma-Jamuna confluence dolphin…

Shilanda-Nagdemra

A protected sal forest national park in Birganj Upazila of Dinajpur, locally known as Singra Sal Forest, with deciduous sal woodland and small visitor facilities.

Singra

A crescent-shaped island off Cox's Bazar near Maheshkhali, protected as an Ecologically Critical Area for its mangroves, dunes, mudflats, and vital migratory shorebird habitat.

Sonadia Island

A low-lying coastal char island wildlife sanctuary off Rangabali in Patuakhali district, important for migratory waterbirds, marine turtles and estuarine wildlife along the Bay of Bengal.

Sonarchar

Eastern unit of the Sundarbans mangrove wildlife sanctuaries, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest mangrove forest. Managed by the Bangladesh Forest Department, it protects…

Sundarbans East

Southern unit of the Sundarbans mangrove wildlife sanctuaries on the Bay of Bengal coast, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Managed by the Bangladesh Forest Department, it safeguards Royal…

Sundarbans South

Largest of the three Sundarbans mangrove wildlife sanctuaries, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest mangrove forest. Managed by the Bangladesh Forest Department in Satkhira…

Sundarbans West

A vast freshwater haor wetland and Ramsar site of international importance in Sunamganj, supporting hundreds of thousands of migratory waterbirds, freshwater fish, and swamp forest patches.

Tanguar Haor

A large hill-forest wildlife sanctuary on the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula between the Naf River and the Bay of Bengal, one of Bangladesh's most important wild Asian elephant habitats.

Teknaf

A coastal mangrove wildlife sanctuary (also known as Fatrar Char) in Barguna district near Kuakata, protecting Sundarbans-type mangrove forest, deer, monkeys and abundant coastal birdlife.

National Parks in Bangladesh

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