Tourist places Mirpur Zoo

Tourist places Mirpur Zoo

Dhaka Zoo

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Dhaka Zoo (English: Dhaka Zoo) Bangladesh National Zoo, established in Mirpur, Dhaka. It is an institution under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Ministry of Bangladesh Government. In the year 1950, the zoo was established as a biological exhibition in the High Court premises. Later it was shifted to the current position in 1974. The zoo was opened and opened to the public on 23 June 1974. About 30 lakh visitors visit Dhaka Zoo every year.

History

At the end of the nineteenth century, the Nawabs of Shahbagh, Dhaka, started a private zoo. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the lack of a zoo in Bangladesh or East Pakistan was felt. In the late fifties, a small sized zoo was set up in front of the Supreme Court of Dhaka, in the area of 4-5 acres in present Eidgah area. The zoo had a large pond and a balacana exhibition on the adjacent ground. There were swans, ducks, winter migratory ducks and other birds. Horses, crows and peacock were also displayed. Monkeys, Hanuman and Deer were there. Among the reptiles, oysters and crocodiles were the main.

The first official decision was made in establishing a modern zoo in Dhaka in 1950. A zoo and plant gardens were announced on the outskirts of Dhaka through a notification issued by the Agriculture, Cooperation and Relief Division. The proposal was finally finalized on December 26 of that year. Then, without any kind of effort to set up the zoo, it crossed a decade. On 11 March 1961 an Advisory Council was announced on the basis of a notification of the Department of Food and Agriculture. The work of this council was to advise the government about the establishment and management of proposed zoos and plant gardens. The director of the Animal Husbandry Service was appointed as the member secretary of this council.

Expansion

Dhaka zoo's area is about 75 hectares. The zoo has two lakes of 13 hectares.

Animal variations

Data from zoo data center is known to be present, at present there are 1,150 species of 191 species in Dhaka zoo.

How to go

You can go to Zoo by going to any bus or taxi, CNG or private car which is available from Dhaka's Sadarghat, Gulistan, Motijheel, Farmgate, Gabtoli and Mirpur Zoo.

Location

Its position in Mirpur of Dhaka.