Environment
Where Is the Light of the Fireflies Going?
Fireflies are becoming rare in Bangladesh, and a Bangladesh Agricultural University entomologist blames overuse of pesticides and the destruction of their habitat.
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Livestock
Why Does Native Haor Duck Taste Better?
Native ducks raised on the natural diet of the Sunamganj haors have a richer taste than market ducks, and are a prized part of local food culture.
Crops
Let the Country Grow in the Shade of Nature
A columnist argues that Bangladesh must develop without destroying its forests, rivers and wetlands, drawing on the century-old koroch swamp forest by Kawadighi haor.
Crops
Awareness Is Vital to Reduce Pesticide Risk
Pesticides are essential to modern farming, but careless use endangers health and the environment, so farmers need to follow basic safety rules.
Environment
'Kader Bhai' and His Herbal Revolution
For nearly five decades Abdul Kader of Domonpukur village in Kahalu, Bogura, has planted medicinal trees along roads and in schoolyards and treated neighbours free with herbal juices.
Crops
10-Foot Python Rescued From Paddy Field
A 10-foot python tangled in a net fence in a paddy field in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, was rescued, treated and released into Lawachara National Park.
Environment
Where the Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger Has Its Last Refuge
Indonesia is now the only country where the critically endangered Sumatran tiger survives, and Kerinci Seblat National Park is one of its last strongholds.
Crops
Waterlogging in Kawadighi Haor Leaves Aman Farmers in Trouble
Waterlogging in Kawadighi haor in Moulvibazar has submerged Aman fields and seedbeds, and farmers and officials disagree over whether the pump house can drain it.
Environment
Sanctuary and 16 Tree Towers to Be Built to Protect Elephants
The government has taken up a project to reduce human-elephant conflict that includes 16 tree towers, a sanctuary for captive elephants at Chunati in Chattogram and two elephant rescue centres.
Crops
Why Vultures Are Disappearing
Vultures, which clean the environment by eating carcasses, are fast disappearing in Bangladesh, with the cattle drug diclofenac identified as a main cause.
Vegetables
Padma Waters Swamp Crops on 1,400 Hectares of Chars, Farmers at a Loss
Rising Padma waters after heavy rain and hill runoff have submerged banana, sugarcane and vegetable fields in three riverside unions of Ishwardi, Pabna, leaving farmers facing heavy losses.
Environment
High Court Orders Antivenom at All Upazila Health Complexes
The High Court has ordered snakebite antivenom to be kept at government health complexes in every upazila of the country and sought a compliance report by 28 October.
Vegetables
Huge Python Caught in Net Rescued in Bandarban
A python at least seven feet long, tangled in a net guarding a vegetable field in Alikadam, Bandarban, has been rescued by the forest department.