Fig: I along with other members of IUCN are busy to review the amphibian status in Bangladesh.

The IUCN Faunal Red List Update of Bangladesh is a major national initiative aimed at reassessing the current conservation status of the country’s wildlife using the latest IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Bangladesh’s previous comprehensive faunal assessment, published in 2015, evaluated 1,619 species from seven major groups—mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, crustaceans, and butterflies—and identified 390 species as threatened and 31 as Regionally Extinct. In January 2026, the Bangladesh Forest Department and IUCN Bangladesh formally launched the third national Faunal Red List update, covering approximately 2,200 species, including previously assessed and newly evaluated taxa. The assessment will examine changes in species’ conservation status during 2015–2025 and incorporate updated scientific knowledge, distributional information, population trends, and emerging threats. The updated Red List is expected to provide an essential scientific foundation for biodiversity conservation, species recovery planning, environmental impact assessment, policy formulation, and national reporting under international biodiversity commitments. It will also strengthen research capacity through the involvement of scientists, universities, government agencies, and conservation professionals. Importantly, the new assessment will improve knowledge of poorly studied groups and Data Deficient species, helping identify research priorities and guide targeted conservation actions across Bangladesh.