Environment
Tiger Caught in Sundarbans Snare Under Treatment, Regaining Its Wildness
A tiger rescued from a poachers' snare in the Sundarbans on 4 January is recovering at a wildlife rescue centre in Khulna and may soon return to the forest.
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Environment
Crops
Gachhi Shahid Molla Hopes for Fivefold Profit From Date Palm Sap
A seasonal sap collector in Sonargaon has sold about Tk 2 lakh of date palm sap from a garden he bought for Tk 50,000 and expects Tk 1 lakh more.
Environment
Endangered Bear, Deer Among Nine Wild Animals Rescued in Khagrachhari
A forest department drive in Khagrachhari has rescued an endangered Asiatic black bear, six barking deer and two monkeys from a former union parishad member's garden house.
Crops
Adulterated Farm Inputs: A Serious Problem for Agriculture
The spread of adulterated, fake and substandard fertiliser, pesticide and seed is a silent but serious crisis for Bangladesh's farm sector, and fixing it needs coordinated reform.
Cooking
What Jaya Ahsan Is Cooking on a Village Clay Stove in the Winter Cold
Actress Jaya Ahsan has shared a video of herself cooking chicken for her pet puppies on a clay stove in a village on a bitterly cold winter morning.
Crops
Prolonged Fog and Cold Waves Threaten Disaster for Agriculture
A senior agriculturist warns that longer spells of dense fog and severe cold are turning a seasonal nuisance into a structural threat to Bangladesh's farming and salt production.
Livestock
Seven of 31 Seized Cattle Die on a Boat in Sunamganj Cold
Twenty-four seized cattle are spending night after night on a small boat on the Surma river in the bitter cold, after seven others died.
AgribusinessExhausted Migrant Himalayan Griffon Vulture Rescued in Sundarganj, Gaibandha
On 5 January 2026, members of the student environmental group TEER rescued a sick Himalayan griffon vulture at Kochhim Bazar in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, and handed it to the Rangpur forest department that evening.
Crops
Severe Cold and Fog Damage Boro Seedbeds in Gaibandha
Severe cold and dense fog are killing boro rice seedlings in Gaibandha, leaving farmers worried about transplanting on time.
Environment
Migratory Birds Decline at Protected Baikka Beel
Flocks of migratory birds once filled the protected Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar, but far fewer come now and visiting birdwatchers often leave disappointed.
CropsManikganj mustard area rises to 63,530 hectares as farmers hope for profit
In early January 2026 mustard covered 63,530 hectares across Manikganj's seven upazilas, up from 63,002 hectares the season before, and the district agriculture office said its cultivation target had been met.
Environment
Tetulia's 2.6C: the coldest days in Bangladesh's records and what is behind them
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department's lowest reading is 2.6 degrees Celsius at Tetulia in Panchagarh in January 2018; meteorologists explain why the north freezes first, how pollution thickens the fog, and why the evidence points to shorter winters rather than colder ones.
Crops
Yellow Waves Across Jhenaidah's Fields, Hopes of a Good Yield
Mustard has been grown on about 13,295 hectares in Jhenaidah this season, and farmers pleased with the crop are counting on a good profit.