Zoo

Bangladesh National Zoo

Q: Where is Bangladesh National Zoo?

Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh National Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its coordinates are 23.813° N, 90.345° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Sundarbans National Park, about 256 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Bangladesh National Zoo?

25 species. Citizen-science photos record 25 species at Bangladesh National Zoo, including Great White Pelican, Common Peafowl, Australian Pelican, Emu and Saltwater Crocodile. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Bangladesh National Zoo in the wild?

Great White Pelican: Lake Nakuru National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Bangladesh National Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Australian Pelican (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Rottnest Island).

Q: When did Bangladesh National Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1974, 75 ha. Bangladesh National Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Dhaka, Bangladesh, opened in 1974 and covers about 75 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 25 species are photographed there.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

🏙️ In Dhaka

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Bangladesh 25 spp. present

Bangladesh National Zoo, (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় চিড়িয়াখানা) is a zoo located in the Mirpur section of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The zoo contains many native and non-native animals and wildlife, and attracts about three million visitors each year. On 5 February 2015, the name was changed from Dhaka Zoo to Bangladesh National Zoo. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

23.813° N 90.345° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1974

Size

Large

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Getting there

dhakazoo.org ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 28 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Rottnest Island+ 14 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Crocodylus porosus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Daintree National Park+ 4 more parks

Muntiacus vaginalis

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Taurotragus oryx

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in De Hoop Nature Reserve+ 28 more parks

Psittacula alexandri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 6 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Bangladesh National Zoo?

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh National Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its coordinates are 23.813° N, 90.345° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Sundarbans National Park, about 256 km away.

What animals can you see at Bangladesh National Zoo?

25 species

Citizen-science photos record 25 species at Bangladesh National Zoo, including Great White Pelican, Common Peafowl, Australian Pelican, Emu and Saltwater Crocodile. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Bangladesh National Zoo in the wild?

Great White Pelican: Lake Nakuru National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Bangladesh National Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Australian Pelican (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Rottnest Island).

When did Bangladesh National Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1974, 75 ha

Bangladesh National Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Dhaka, Bangladesh, opened in 1974 and covers about 75 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 25 species are photographed there.