Bangladesh became the 27th member country of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).
The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) is a treaty-based intergovernmental organisation headquartered in New Delhi, India, for the conservation of seven big cat species.
The alliance was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2023 during the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger, and became a treaty-based organisation on 23 January 2025.
The seven big cat species covered under the IBCA are the tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar, and Puma.
Bangladesh joined the alliance to strengthen cooperation in big cat conservation, including the protection of the Bengal tiger in the Sundarbans shared by India and Bangladesh.