Skulls of a tiger and a fishing cat, 15 pieces of animal bones and tiger and deer skin were seized from a shop at Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Market of Gulshan-2 in today.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Criminal Investigation Department and Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Forest Department also seized 20 bags made of skins of tiger, snake, fishing cat and monitor lizard from Leather Boutique  around noon, said Asim Mollik, inspector of the Wildlife Control Unit.

They however could not arrest the shop owner and the staff as they managed to flee the scene.

Photo: Forest Department