List of protected areas of Bangladesh

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Name	Image	Location	Area (ha)	Year of establishment[3]	Year of declaration[4]	IUCN category[4]
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

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The 1990 edition of the IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas says the Forest Department also established a center for the protection of waterfowl at Hail Haor Wildlife Sanctuary.^[5]

Vulture Safe Zone - 1^[12]

The safe areas of vulture under Sylhet, Dhaka (partial) and Chittagong Division

• Districts: Sylhet, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Brahmanbaria, Narsingdi, Comilla and Khagrachari
• Total area of Bangladeshi part: 19,663.18 square kilometers
• Core area of Bangladesh part: 7,459.182 square kilometers

Vulture Safe Zone - 2^[12]

The safe areas of vultures under Khulna, Barisal and Dhaka (partial)  division.

• Districts: Faridpur, Magura, Jhenaidah, Madaripur, Jashore, Gopalganj (excluding Tungipara), Narail, Shariatpur, Barisal, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, Pirojpur (excluding Bhandaria), Jhalakati, Patuakhali and Barguna
• Total area of Bangladeshi part: 27717.26 square kilometers
• Core area of Bangladesh part: 7846.258 square kilometers