Environment
DNCC Allocates Tk 20 Crore for Planting Trees
Dhaka North City Corporation has set aside Tk 20 crore for tree planting in its 2023-24 budget to green the city and ease temperatures.
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Environment
Barishal Police Distribute 1,000 Saplings
One thousand tree saplings were distributed among police offices in Barishal on 23 July.
Environment
Hollywood-Style Hunt for a Lioness Near Berlin Turns Up a Wild Boar
A 30-hour search for a lioness reported loose in the German town of Kleinmachnow ended when experts concluded the animal on a viral video was most likely a wild boar.
Environment
Environment Minister Urges Everyone to Plant at Least One Tree a Year
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin called on every citizen of Bangladesh to plant at least one tree a year as this year's national tree fair recorded its highest ever sales.
Environment
Penguins Starving in the Atlantic, Thousands of Bodies Wash Ashore
More than 2,000 Magellanic penguins, most of them young, have washed up dead on Uruguay's Atlantic coast, apparently from starvation.
Fruits
BARI-7 Mango Fetches Tk 5,000 a Maund
BARI-7 mangoes are fetching the highest price at Kansat, Chapainawabganj's biggest mango market, though less than last year.
Crops
Mirsharai Okra Worth Tk 2.5 Crore at Market
Farmers in Mirsharai have had a bumper okra harvest this season, with the crop worth an estimated Tk 2.62 crore.
Environment
College Student Dies After Snakebite at Home and a Night with Faith Healers in Meherpur
A 19-year-old college student in Gangni, Meherpur, died after being bitten by a venomous snake at home and taken first to faith healers before reaching hospital.
Fruits
Cool Down in the Heat with Mango Pudding
With mango season under way, here is a simple egg-free recipe for mango pudding made with ripe mango, milk and agar agar.
Organic
Black Soldier Fly Could Transform Waste Management, SAU Seminar Hears
Rearing black soldier flies on urban organic waste could supply cheap protein for fish and poultry feed while easing waste management, speakers told a seminar at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University.
Environment
Langur Rescued in Kishoreganj Handed to Safari Park
A male mukhpora langur that had been roaming Karimganj and Itna upazilas of Kishoreganj was caught on 21 July and handed to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
Environment
Munsur Gazi Foundation Holds Tree Planting Drive
The Munsur Gazi Foundation planted tree saplings at Nanupur Jame Mosque in Chandpur Sadar on 20 July as part of its annual drive.
Fruits
Mangoes from Other Districts Flood Kansat Market, Buyers Deceived
Growers at Kansat in Chapainawabganj say traders are passing off Amrapali mangoes from other districts as local fruit, deceiving buyers, while agriculture officials see an upside.