National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh

Bangladesh National Botanic Garden and Herbarium
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National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh is located in Bangladesh
National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh
National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh
TypeBotanic Garden
LocationMirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates24°00′N 90°00′E / 24.000°N 90.000°E / 24.000; 90.000
Area84 hectares
Created1961
Operated byDepartment of Forestry, of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh.
StatusOpen all year

The National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh National Herbarium make up the largest plant conservation center in Bangladesh, with an area of around 84 hectares (210 acres). It is located at Mirpur-2 in Dhaka - 1100, beside the Bangladesh National Zoo. It was established in 1961. It is a botanic garden, a knowledge center for nature lovers and botanists and a tourist destination. The herbarium has a scientific collection of approximately 100,000 preserved specimens of plants.[1]

Baldha Garden which is in the Wari area of Dhaka is administratively part of the National Garden.

  1. ^ "Index Herbariorum, entry for Bangladesh National Herbarium, Herbarium code DACB". Retrieved 31 January 2015.