Public Must Come Forward to Create Needed Forest Cover, Says Environment Minister
Environment minister Md Shahab Uddin urged people to plant and care for trees, saying the government alone cannot create the forest cover the country needs.
Environment minister Md Shahab Uddin urged people to plant and care for trees, saying the government alone cannot create the forest cover the country needs.
A fishing cat rescued from a trap in Kalapara, Patuakhali, has been released into the forest near Kuakata National Park.
Farmers in Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari hope to profit from early potatoes this year after a poor season last year, despite worries over bad weather.
A fishing cat at the Bonnyoprani Seba Foundation in Srimangal, Moulvibazar, has given birth to a cub, its sixth over four litters.
A fishing cat was killed by an electrified wire a farmer had set around his paddy field to kill rats in Gournadi, Barishal.
Higher hilsa production this monsoon has brought prices down across Bangladesh, but a researcher expects them to rise again from mid-November.
The Coast Guard has seized seven deer skins and 10 kg of deer meat from the bank of Haringhata canal in Patharghata, Barguna.
A goat has delivered two kids by caesarean section at Sylhet Agricultural University's veterinary teaching hospital, and the mother and kids are healthy.
A primary school head teacher in Kulaura took home three fishing cat cubs, believing them to be kittens, before returning them on forest officials' advice.
With help from the agriculture department, a landless farmer in Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, has turned his fortunes around by growing bottle gourd with eco-friendly methods.
A nyala calf has been born at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur and was recently spotted with its mother in the zebra enclosure.
Winter vegetables are plentiful but expensive in Dhaka's markets, while broiler and Sonali chicken prices have fallen further over the week.
Bangladesh exported only 1,227.5 tonnes of hilsa to India in two phases this year against permission for 4,600 tonnes.