The environment, forest and climate change ministry has formed a five-member inquiry committee on Wednesday to find out the real cause of death of nine zebras at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur district.

The committee has been formed with Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik, aditional aecretary, the environment, forest and climate change ministry as the convener and Mohammad Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, deputy secretary (Environment-2) as the member-secretary.

The other members of the investigation committee are professor and head of the Department of Zoology at Jahangirnagar University Mohammad Monirul Hasan Khan, conservator of Forest of Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle, Dhaka and former chief veterinary officer of Central Veterinary Hospital ABM Shahidullah.