Location and accessibility : It is situated at Mirpur, about 16 km NW of Dhaka and
accessible by road.
Area : 84 hectare
Established : 1961
Existing facilities :The garden is well planned and provideslearning and
recreational
facilities adjacent to the Zoo. It is divided into 57 sections, and is managed by Forest Department under Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Bangladesh.The garden houses about 56,000 individual of trees, herbs, and shrubs including huge collection of aquatic plants. Many exotic plants have been introduced in the garden and are routinely propagated under the local climatic conditions. Rare and exotic plants of 60 species are found in the garden include Anthurium (Anthurium crystallinum), Camphor (Cinamomum camphora), Rabbit Fern (Davallia canariensis), Dambia (Dombeya spectabilis), white 'Rangan' (Ixora superba), little Mussanda (Mussaenda luteola), Amazon Lily (Victoria amazonica), 'Harhjora' (Vitis quadrangularis), African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata), Sambucuas (Sambucus nigra), white 'Chandan' (Santalum album), etc.
facilities adjacent to the Zoo. It is divided into 57 sections, and is managed by Forest Department under Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Bangladesh.The garden houses about 56,000 individual of trees, herbs, and shrubs including huge collection of aquatic plants. Many exotic plants have been introduced in the garden and are routinely propagated under the local climatic conditions. Rare and exotic plants of 60 species are found in the garden include Anthurium (Anthurium crystallinum), Camphor (Cinamomum camphora), Rabbit Fern (Davallia canariensis), Dambia (Dombeya spectabilis), white 'Rangan' (Ixora superba), little Mussanda (Mussaenda luteola), Amazon Lily (Victoria amazonica), 'Harhjora' (Vitis quadrangularis), African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata), Sambucuas (Sambucus nigra), white 'Chandan' (Santalum album), etc.
A modern vegetative propagation
arrangement and a tissue culture laboratory have been established in the garden
for propagation of rare species. Initially, tissue culture of orchids and other
rare species have been adopted. Besides, a huge rose garden, criss-crossing
lake, watch deck, artificial water fall, bridge over the lake and above all the
thousands of migratory birds in winter are the main attractions of the National
Botanical Garden.
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