Now a tiger dies at Gazipur Safari Park

The authorities at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur concealed the news of the recent death of a tiger, raising questions about the state of care the animals are being given at the facility.

The male tiger, which was one of the 10 at the park, died on January 12, according to Md Iqbal Hossain Sabuj, a lawmaker of Gazipur-3 constituency, who learnt of the matter from members of the probe committee formed by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change over the death of 11 zebras this month.

"Many animals are dying but the authorities are concealing the information," Sabuj told reporters yesterday.

A sample of the corpse has been sent for lab tests, said Md Zahidul Kabir, project director of the park.

"Since we haven't got the lab report in hand, we didn't disclose the matter," he added.