Environment
Nilgai Saved From Slaughter Recovering at BGB Camp in Baliadangi
A nilgai that villagers tried to slaughter in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila is recovering under care at a Border Guard Bangladesh camp.
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Vegetables
Migratory Birds Flock to Baikka Beel
Thousands of migratory birds of about 50 species have arrived at the Baikka Beel sanctuary in Moulvibazar, but hunting around the wetland remains a threat.
Environment
Speech-Impaired Woman Killed in Wild Elephant Attack in Lama
A speech-impaired woman was killed and several houses were wrecked when a herd of wild elephants raided villages in Lama upazila of Bandarban.
Environment
Cormorants Crowd the Branches of a Shimul Tree in Ranisankail
A shimul tree beside the Kulik river in Thakurgaon's Keutan village draws hundreds of cormorants and many visitors each winter, though locals say hunting is reducing the birds.
Environment
Rangabali Alive With the Calls of Migratory Birds
Thousands of colourful migratory birds from colder countries have gathered on the beaches and chars of Rangabali in Patuakhali this winter.
Environment
Four Mice Change Mamun's Fortune
Four Swiss albino mice given away at Rajshahi University turned lab assistant Salauddin Mamun into a supplier of research mice to universities and pharmaceutical labs.
Environment
Tanguar Haor No Longer Echoes to Migratory Birds' Wings as It Once Did
Fewer migratory birds have arrived this winter at Tanguar Haor, the Ramsar-listed wetland in Sunamganj, and people living around it blame hunters.
Vegetables
Chicks Sold Door to Door in Patuakhali
Broiler and layer chicks are being hawked door to door in Patuakhali town, and the district livestock officer warns they are of poor quality.
Agribusiness
Exhausted Native Vulture of Endangered Species Found in Madaripur
Forest officials in Madaripur rescued an exhausted native vulture from a market lane and plan to send it to Khulna for release in the Sundarbans.
Crops
People's Interest in Farmed Chicken Must Be Raised: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said the message that farmed chicken is safe and healthy must reach everyone, as poultry leaders asked for more maize production.
Crops
What to Watch for on a Poultry Farm in Winter
Winter temperatures in parts of Bangladesh fall to 4 to 5 degrees Celsius, so poultry farms need special care in housing, litter, heat, feed and vaccination.
Environment
Jahangirnagar University Sees Most Migratory Birds in Two Decades
More than 7,000 migratory birds of 12 species came to Jahangirnagar University this winter, the highest in two decades, with few visitors on the closed campus.
Livestock
Gono Bishwabidyalay Student Earns Tk 20,000 a Month From Quail Farming
With campus closed during the pandemic, a veterinary student from Gono Bishwabidyalay set up a quail farm in Narsingdi's Shibpur that now earns him about Tk 20,000 a month.