National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh

Bangladesh National Botanic Garden and Herbarium
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National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh
Type	Botanic Garden
Location	Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°00′N 90°00′E / 24.000°N 90.000°E / 24.000; 90.000
Area	84 hectares
Created	1961
Operated by	Department of Forestry, of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh.
Status	Open all year

The National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh National Herbarium make up the largest plant conservation center in Bangladesh, with an area of around 84 hectares (210 acres). It is located at Mirpur-2 in Dhaka - 1100, beside the Bangladesh National Zoo. It was established in 1961. It is a botanic garden, a knowledge center for nature lovers and botanists and a tourist destination. The herbarium has a scientific collection of approximately 100,000 preserved specimens of plants.^[1]

Baldha Garden which is in the Wari area of Dhaka is administratively part of the National Garden.