Literally, within a protected area everything is prohibited unless permitted. This rule however is rarely maintained in most developing countries like Bangladesh, since peoples life and livings here historically depndent on various forest products, particularly on non-timber forest products. This study tries to explores the role of NTFPs in sustaining livelihoods in and around Satchari National Park, Bangladesh and analyzed local peoples perceptions on conservation and exploitation of NTFPs. Study reveals that, NTFPs play a crucial role in local livelihoods of the area. A total of...