A five-day-long interactive exhibition titled "Healthy Ocean, Healthy People" began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday.
The exhibition will display life-size animal models, games, a documentary movie, captivating photographs and fascinating facts.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) organised the first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition aiming to exhibit marine wildlife in the Bay of Bengal and Bangladesh's efforts to conserve wildlife.
Cultural Ministry Joint Secretary Mahbubur Rahman spoke on the opening ceremony program on behalf of Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Noor.
The program was also addressed by WCS country representative for Bangladesh Zahangir Alom, Chief Forest conservator of Bangladesh Forest Department Md Shafiul Alam Chowdhury, Fisheries Department Director General Abu Sayed Md Rasehdul Haque and among others.
Organisers said that visitors can explore the amazing diversity of dolphins, whales, sharks and other aquatic creatures in Bangladesh's marine waters.
Viewers will also discover why the survival of these threatened oceanic lives in the Bay of Bengal is critical for the continued growth and well-being of our nation, UNB reported.
A short documentary film on "Marine conservation in Bangladesh" by Helal Sujon commissioned by BCAS Bangladesh was screened in the opening ceremony.
The exhibition is open to all from November 1 to 5 from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm.
