On Wednesday, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar spoke at a meeting on the current status and future plans of the National Zoo at Mirpur in Dhaka. Photo : PID

DHAKA, Jan 29, 2025 (BSS) - Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter 
today said that the Bangladesh National Zoo will be modernized for the 
people.

"Bangladesh National Zoo will be modernized for the people. The master plan 
for the development of the zoo will be implemented in phases," she said at a 
meeting on current status and future plans of Bangladesh National Zoo" at the 
Interpretation Center on Zoo premises in city's Mirpur area as the chief 
guest.

The adviser asked the authority concerned to make necessary arrangements on 
the construction of walls for zoo security, resolving the shortage of 
manpower and other related issues.

She urged the Zoo officials concerned to record detailed descriptions of each 
animal at the tourist spot for the convenience of the visitors.

With Director General of the Department of Livestock Services Dr Md Abu 
Sufian in the chair, the meeting was attended, among others, by Bangladesh 
National Zoo Director Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Talukder, Director of the 
Department of Livestock Services Dr A B M Khaleduzzaman, Director of the 
Department of Livestock Services Zeenat Sultana and Poultry Geneticist Bibek 
Chandra Roy.