BANGLADESH

Parliamentary committee wants sanctuary for Royal Bengal Tigers in the hills

The Parliamentary Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change wants a Royal Bengal Tiger sanctuary in the hilly forests. The committee has asked to look into if the ecosystem of the region is suitable for the Bengal Tigers.

The issue was discussed at a meeting of the parliamentary committee held at the parliament building on Tuesday (March 8). It was decided that the matter would be discussed in detail at the next meeting of the committee.

The meeting was chaired by Saber Hossain Chowdhury and was attended by committee members Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin, Deputy Minister Habibun Nahar, Nazim Uddin Ahmed, Tanvir Shakil Joy and Khodeja Nasrin Akter Hossain.

Committee chairman Saber Hossain Chowdhury told reporters after the meeting that at one time there was a Royal Bengal Tiger in all over Bangladesh.

“Our Royal Bengal Tigers now live only in the Sundarbans. That’s why we’re wondering if we can make Tiger’s second habitat in the mountains. The ministry is looking into the matter. The ministry has been asked to submit a report in this regard at the next meeting,” he said.

Mentioning that action has been started in Savar Tannery, the committee president said that electricity, water and gas connections of seven tanneries have been disconnected due to environmental pollution.

“Despite some obstacles, we were able to do it. There are 23 more units with very high levels of pollution. Actions are being taken against those. There will be no compromise on the issue of environmental pollution,” he said.

Mentioning that the meeting has recommended to increase the manpower, he said that there are about four thousand red listed industrial factories in the country. There are also 3,000-4,000 illegal brick fields. These institutions have less manpower for monitoring. For this, it has been said to increase the manpower by modifying the organogram.

According to the ministry’s working paper, the draft policy on tourist travel control on St. Martin’s Island, identified as an environmentally critical area, includes a ban on smoking and overnight stays and a limit of 900 tourists a day.

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