# List of wildlife sanctuaries of Bangladesh

This is a list of wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh. Between 1981 and 2017, 20 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 271,057.16 ha (2,710.5716 km$^2$) as of 2020. Among them, three wildlife sanctuaries are located at Sundarbans, the World Heritage Site.

## List

| Name | Location | Area (ha) | Year of establishment | Year of declaration | IUCN category |
| Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary | Chunarughat, Habiganj, Sylhet | 1795.54 | 7 July 1996 | 7 July 1996 | II National Park |
| Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary | Char Fasson, Bhola, Barisal | 40 | 19 December 1981 | 19 December 1981 | IV Habitat or species management area |
| Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary | Bagerhat, Khulna | 122920.90 | 6 April 1996 | 29 June 2017 | Ib Wilderness area |
| Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary | Satkhira, Khulna | 119718.88 | 6 April 1996 | 29 June 2017 | Ib Wilderness area |
| Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary | Khulna District, Khulna | 75310.30 | 6 April 1996 | 29 June 2017 | Ib Wilderness area |
| Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary | Chittagong Hill Tracts | 42069.37 | 20 September 1983 | 20 September 1983 | II National Park |
| Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary | Chittagong District | 7763.97 | 18 March 1986 | 18 March 1986 | IV Habitat or species management area |
| Fasiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary | Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong | 1302.42 | 11 April 2007 | 11 April 2007 | IV Habitat or species management area |
| Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary | Chittagong District | 4716.57 | 6 April 2010 | 6 April 2010 | IV Habitat or species management area |
| Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary | Fatikchhari, Chittagong | 1177.53 | 6 April 2010 | 6 April 2010 | II National Park |
| Sangu Wildlife Sanctuary | Bandarban, Chittagong | 2331.98 | 6 April 2010 | 6 April 2010 | II National Park |
| Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary | Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong | 11614.57 | 24 March 2010 | 9 December 2009 | IV Habitat or species management area |
| Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary | Barguna, Barisal | 4048.58 | 24 October 2010 | 24 October 2010 | II National Park |
| Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary | Bagerhat District, Khulna | 170 | 29 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | II National Park |
| Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary | Bagerhat District, Khulna | 560 | 29 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | II National Park |
| Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary | Bagerhat District, Khulna | 340 | 29 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | II National Park |
| Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary | Patuakhali District, Barisal | 2026.48 | 24 December 2011 | 24 December 2011 | II National Park |
| Padma Bridge Wildlife Sanctuary | Madaripur, Shariatpur, Munshiganj, Faridpur | 11772.608 | 26 November 2020 | 26 November 2020 | |
| Baishari Bangdepa Wildlife Sanctuary | Cox's Bazar | 2233.055 | 16 April 2023 | 16 April 2023 | |

## Dolphin Sanctuary

| Name | Location | Area (ha) | Year of establishment | Year of declaration | IUCN category |
| Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary | Pabna District, Rajshahi | 146 | 1 December 2013 | 1 December 2013 | VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources |
| Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary | Pabna District, Rajshahi | 24.17 | 1 December 2013 | 1 December 2013 | VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources |
| Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary | Pabna District, Rajshahi | 408.11 | 1 December 2013 | 1 December 2013 | VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources |
| Pankhali Dolphin Sanctuary | Khulna | 404 | 4 March 2020 | 4 March 2020 | |
| Shibsha Dolphin Sanctuary | Khulna | 2155 | 4 March 2020 | 4 March 2020 | |
| Vadra Dolphin Sanctuary | Khulna | 868 | 4 March 2020 | 4 March 2020 | |