Our National Bird "The Doel''

                             Common Name  : Magpie-robin

                             Bengali Name    : Doel  

                             Scientific Name  : Copsychus saularis

Magpie Robin

Each country has a number of national emblems and Bangladesh is no different.The Jackfruit, or Kathal, is considered the national fruit as it is used in traditional cooking and the Water Lily is their national flower, as it can be found in water ways and ponds everywhere in the country.

Green Bee Eater (সবুজ সুইচোরা পাখি) Merops orientalis

  

         Bengali Name    :  Shobuj Shuichora (সবুজ সুইচোরা), Shobuj Bashpati (সবুজ বাঁশপাতি).
         Common Name : Green Bee Eater.
         Scientific Name : Merops orientalis 

Bangladesh is blessed with lot of beautiful birds and 'Green Bee Eater' is one of those. This is mainly native to African and Asian region. In Bangladesh this bird is vastly seen. We use to call this as Shobuj Shuichora (সবুজ সুইচোরা পাখি), Shobuj Bashpati (সবুজ বাঁশপাতি পাখি), in Bangladesh. It's scientific name is Merops orientalis and it belongs to the family Meropidae.