The Dhaka Times Desk good morning Today is Sunday, 27 December 2015 Christ, 13 Paush 1422 Bangabd, 14 Rabiul Awal 1437 Hijri. Good morning everyone from The Dhaka Times. Happy birthday to all those whose birthday is today - happy birthday.
The picture you are looking at today is a picture of a pink duck. This bird looks very nice. Looks like a bulbul.
There are about 9,198 different species of birds in the world. There are about 1,200 species of birds in the Indian subcontinent alone. At least 656 species of birds have been photographed in Bangladesh. It is estimated that 800 species of birds once lived in Bangladesh.
One of the species of birds that existed in this country in the past is the pink duck. This bird is now extinct from the world. At least 29 more such species of birds existed in Bangladesh in the past, but are no longer present. These birds still survive in other countries of the world. A total of 30 species of extinct birds of Bangladesh are mentioned in Bangladesh Flora and Fauna Encyclopedia but not listed. The remaining 626 species of birds have recently been seen in the country at various times.
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