This is a list of protected areas of Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh protected areas

As of 2022, the World Database of Protected Areas lists 51 protected areas in Bangladesh, including: * Altadighi National Park * Bangabandhu Safari Park Cox 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 Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary is an IUCN Category IV protected area located close to the village of Chunati in the Chittagong District of the Chittagong Division in southeastern Bangladesh. History The Sanctuary was established in 1986 through Gazet ...

* 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 A marine reserve is a type of marine protected area (MPA). An MPA is a section of the ocean where a government has placed limits on human activity. A marine reserve is a marine protected area in which removing or destroying natural or cultural ...

* Medhakachhapia National Park * Mirpur Botanic Garden *

Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary ( bn, নগরবাড়ি-মোহনগঞ্জ শুশুক অভয়ারণ্য) is a dolphin sanctuary located at Bera Upazila under Pabna District of Bangladesh. It is one of the three ri ...

* Nawabganj National Park *

Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary ( bn, নাজিরগঞ্জ শুশুক অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located at Sujanagar Upazila, under Pabna District of Bangladesh. It is one of the three river-based dolphin sanct ...

* Nijhum Dweep National Park * Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary * Rajeshpur Eco-Park *

Ramsagar National Park Ramsagar National Park ( bn, রামসাগর জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a national park in Bangladesh located at. 25°33'00"N 88°37'30"E Tejpur, near Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, Dinajpur District in the north-west ...

Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected forest and wildlife sanctuary in Bangladesh. This is a dry and evergreen forest . It is located in the Chunarughat of Habiganj district. Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1982 and l ...

* Sangu Matamuhari * Satchari National Park *

Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary ( bn, শিলন্দা নাগডেমড়া শুশুক অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located at Santhia Upazila under Pabna District of Bangladesh. It is one of the thre ...

* Singra National Park * Sitakunda Eco-Park * Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary * The Sundarbans *

St. Martin's Island Saint Martin Island ( bn, সেন্টমার্টিন দ্বীপ) is a small island (area only 3 km2) in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and fo ...

Marine Protected Area * Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary *

Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary is a reserve forest in Bangladesh that extends over an area of 36,970 hectares of mangrove forest. It is situated next to the Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal, India. The sanctuary is one of three Sunda ...

* Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary * Sundarbans Reserved Forest * Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area *

Tanguar Haor Tanguar Haor ( bn, টাঙ্গুয়ার হাওর; also called Tangua haor), located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come ...

* Teknaf Game Reserve * Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary * Tilagor Eco Park 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 Hail Haor Wildlife Sanctuary ( bn, হাইল হাওর বন্যপ্রাণী সংরক্ষণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a major wildlife sanctuary in Bangladesh. It is one of the most important wetlands in the Sylhet Bas ...

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Protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...