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(Left) A fishing cat killed in a road accident. (Right) Forest officials carry a deer that was killed in a railway accident. Imaged courtesy of Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury.

Wildlife at risk in Bangladesh as infrastructure development disrupts protected forests

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Bangladesh has two laws on forest protection, only one of which, the 2019 revision of the 1927 Forest Act, makes even a glancing mention of infrastructure projects inside forests. It prohibits making any changes to a restricted forest, and threatens violators with up to five years in prison and up to 50,000 taka ($490) in fines. That hasn’t…

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