Sheikh Jamal Inani National Park

National park in Bangladesh
21°08′24″N 92°04′56″E / 21.1400025°N 92.0820834°E / 21.1400025; 92.0820834Area7,085 hectaresEstablished9 July 2019

Sheikh Jamal Inani National Park (also known as Inani National Park') is a protected national park in Bangladesh.[1] Located at Ukhia Upazila under Cox's Bazar District, the park is named after Sheikh Jamal, the second son of Bangladesh's first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The government of Bangladesh declared it as a national park on 9 July 2019.[2] Home to the Asian elephant, it covers an area of 7,085 hectares.[3] It is located in the Inani reserved forest range of Ukhia.

References

  1. ^ "Protected areas". Department of Forests. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Department of Printing and Publications". www.dpp.gov.bd. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ "CBD International" (PDF). Report. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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