Environment
When Will We Become Aware of Animals' Suffering in the Zoo?
On World Animal Day, a look at how visitors at Dhaka's Mirpur zoo torment caged animals and why that must stop.
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Environment
Crops
Tea Worker Bishnu Hazra's Love of Trees and His Green Revolution
A tea worker in Sreemangal who also sells jhalmuri has spent 28 years planting trees wherever he finds empty ground.
Crops
Barguna Fishermen Seek Incentive Rice as Hilsa Ban Begins
Fishermen in Barguna who returned from sea with poor catches say they need the promised rice now, while the fisheries office says it will distribute within a week of allocation.
Crops
Python Caught in Net Fencing a Paddy Field
A five-foot endangered python caught in a paddy field net in Debiganj was rescued alive and will be released in a Dinajpur forest.
Crops
Civet Caught in Farmer's Net Released by Environmental Activists in Natore
A civet trapped in a farmer's net in a paddy field in Naldanga upazila of Natore was rescued by environmental activists and locals and released into its natural habitat.
Crops
Gach Alu Farming Changes Farmers' Lives in Pakundia
Gach alu, a potato that hangs from vines on trellises, has moved from trial plots to commercial farming in Kishoreganj's Pakundia, where farmers report high returns on low costs.
Agrotech
Air Force to Use Drones to Protect Hilsa, Says Fisheries Adviser
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said the air force will use drones alongside the police and navy to protect mother hilsa during this year's 22-day ban.
Environment
40kg of Deer Meat With Two Heads Seized in Barguna
River police in Patharghata, Barguna, seized 40kg of deer meat in three sacks, with two heads, as it was being smuggled, but the smugglers escaped.
Fisheries
Body of Fisherman Attacked by Crocodile in Sundarbans Recovered
The body of fisherman Subrata Mondal, 32, was recovered seven hours after a crocodile attacked him in the Sundarbans' Karamjal canal, and his cremation took place in Dhangmari.
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Marine Biodiversity and the Blue Economy Under Threat
In an opinion piece, journalist Kazi Sayed argues that the open sale and use of banned fine-mesh nets is destroying marine life in the Bay of Bengal and putting Bangladesh's blue economy at risk.
Fisheries
Crocodile Attacks Fisherman in Sundarbans Canal, Search on for Body
A crocodile seized crab fisherman Subrata Mondal as he swam across the Karamjal canal in the Sundarbans, and the Forest Department, his family and villagers searched for his body.
Crops
Nature's Ornaments Are Disappearing
A feature on Bangladesh's vanishing birds and wildlife traces declines in tigers, elephants, vultures, turtles and frogs to hunting, habitat loss and harmful drugs, and calls for public awareness.
Environment
Falcon Wins New Zealand's 'Bird of the Year' Title
The karearea, New Zealand's falcon, has won the country's Bird of the Year contest with 21% of the vote, ahead of the kea and the black robin, according to the BBC.