Environment
Mayor Atiq Urges More Tree Planting to Tackle Climate Risk
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam has called for planting more trees to tackle climate risk, warning that building on felled trees threatens the city's environment.
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Bangladesh
Environment
DNCC Signs MoU for Planned Tree Planting
Dhaka North City Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with three organisations to plant trees in a planned way, finding new spaces while keeping existing trees.
Environment
8-Foot Python Caught in Mirsarai Village, Released Into Forest
A python found in a residential area of Mirsarai in Chattogram was released into the forest by Forest Department officials on 4 October.
Crops
Brick Kiln Fire Scorches 30 Hectares of Aman Paddy
Farmers in Bagharpara, Jashore, allege that fire from a neighbouring brick kiln has scorched 30 hectares of Aman paddy, harming more than 150 growers.
Crops
Growing Boro Paddy in the Aus Season
A government doctor from Madhupur in Tangail has drawn attention by growing Boro paddy in the Aus season and getting a bumper yield, and neighbours are now following him.
Crops
Family Nutrition Gardens Yield Tk 2 Crore of Vegetables a Year
Homestead nutrition gardens set up by about 10,000 families in Thakurgaon with the agriculture department's help are producing vegetables worth crores of taka a year.
Crops
Farmer Dies of Snakebite
A 44-year-old farmer in Shahid Wahabpur, Rajbari Sadar upazila, has died after being bitten by a snake while working in a paddy field.
Crops
Irregularities and Graft Sink Shyampur Packing House, Exports Under Threat
Exporters allege bribery at every step of the government's only central packing house at Shyampur, while projects worth hundreds of crores have left it without a working lab.
Environment
Wildlife Being Trafficked, Law Enforcement Needed to Rein It In
Wildlife is sold openly by roadsides and smuggled in secret through Bangladesh, and those involved say public awareness and strict enforcement of the law could stop it.
Environment
'Building Railways on Embankments Is Outdated Thinking'
A BUET transport expert says building the Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway on an embankment blocked natural water flow, endangered elephants and trapped local people.
Fruits
Dinajpur's Katimon Mangoes Hit the Market at Tk 320 a Kg
Off-season Katimon mangoes grown in Dinajpur itself have filled the district's markets, selling at Tk 320 a kg with brisk demand.
Environment
Four Fishing Cat Cubs Rescued From Locked House in Village
A student environmental group rescued four fishing cat cubs from a locked house in Chapadah village of Gaibandha Sadar upazila and later released them.
Fisheries
Masum Turns a Hobby Into Tk 50,000 a Month
A 22-year-old college student in Sonatala, Bogura, has turned his love of plants into a nursery that earns him Tk 40,000 to 50,000 a month.