<i>Gharial found in Rajbari </i>
A juvenile gharial caught in the River Padma was released in a pond of Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur yesterday. Photo: Courtesy
A juvenile gharial caught in the River Padma was released in a pond of Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur yesterday. The 4.4 feet gharial was found in the river at Ambaria Char of Sadar Upazila in Rajbari on Wednesday. Gharial is one of the most critically endangered reptile species living in sweet water. The scared fishermen hit the gharial, aged about two years, after it was trapped in the fishing net of one Amzad Hossain. Later, Amzad took the injured Gharial to his house. With the help of members of Jubo Mukti Shangha of Orakanda bazaar, the sadar UNO and local forest officials rescued the Gharial. A press release of the forest department said it released the gharial after providing it necessary treatment. In 2004, another baby gharial was rescued and released in Rajshahi Zoo but it died later. Gharial, surviving for at least two million years, is listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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