Environment
'Everywhere You Look in Dhaka, Only Buildings': DMP Commissioner
Launching the DMP's 2023 tree-planting programme, Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq said there is no alternative to planting trees to keep the earth liveable.
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Environment
UP Member Dies of Snakebite in Faridpur
Woman UP member Kakon Shikder Kanon, 34, died of a snakebite in Sadarpur, Faridpur.
Environment
A Snake Bathed With Shampoo
A viral video shows a young man fearlessly washing a king cobra with shampoo, though where it was filmed is unknown.
Crops
Farmers Struggle to Plant Aman Even in the Rainy Season
Scant monsoon rain has forced Thakurgaon farmers to plant aman using costly machine irrigation, with seedlings drying in the heat.
Rooftop farming
People and a Herd of Deer Shelter Under One Roof in the Rain
A viral video shows wild deer in Japan's Nara Park sheltering from heavy rain beside people under a roadside roof.
Environment
75% of the World's Tigers Now Live in India; Numbers Up in Nepal and Bhutan
India, Nepal and Bhutan have made major gains in tiger numbers, with India now home to about 75% of the world's tigers.
Vegetables
Relief in Khulna Vegetable Markets, but Fish Prices Stay High
Vegetables are cheaper in Khulna's markets, but fish prices have not fallen as supply is still low after the fishing ban ended.
Livestock
Woman Dies of Snakebite While Grazing Cattle
Maleka Begum, 50, died of a venomous snakebite while grazing cattle on a remote char in Raipur, Lakshmipur.
Environment
World Tiger Day Today
As World Tiger Day is marked, Bangladesh's Sundarbans tiger numbers remain far from the 2010 doubling goal and the exact current count is unknown.
Crops
Chuadanga Farmer Dies of Snakebite After Hours at Exorcist's House
A farmer bitten by a snake in his paddy field in Chuadanga died in hospital after his family first took him to an exorcist.
Fruits
Abid's Hall Balcony Garden Holds 70 Plant Species
A Rajshahi University master's student has turned the balcony outside his hall room into a garden of about 70 plant species.
Fruits
Hog Plum Khatta with Coconut Paste
The sweet-and-sour hog plum, or amra, can be turned into a mouth-watering khatta with coconut paste.
Crops
Atikullah's Green Dream Hangs From the Trellis
A farmer in his sixties in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has drawn crowds with sweet grapes on about a bigha of trellises, once mocked by his neighbours.