Livestock
35 Venomous Snake Eggs Found Under Community Clinic Floor
Thirty-five eggs of a venomous snake were found under the floor of North Pingri Community Clinic in Rajapur upazila of Jhalakathi.
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Environment
Environment
Nowshaba Becomes Ambassador for Wildlife Conservation Organisation
Actress Kazi Nowshaba Ahmed has become Ambassador for Wildlife for the Deep Ecology and Snake Conservation Foundation.
Environment
Elephant Found Dead in Remote Hills of Ukhia
A male wild elephant aged about 40 was found dead in the remote hills of Ukhia in Cox's Bazar on 13 March.
Environment
Call to Donate Saplings for Panthakunja Park
A tree protection movement has asked Dhaka residents to donate native saplings for Panthakunja Park, damaged by the elevated expressway project.
Environment
Brazil Clears Amazon Forest to Build Road for Climate Summit
A new four-lane highway in Belem, built for the UN's COP30 climate summit, has cut through a large area of Amazon forest and drawn heavy criticism.
Crops
Boraichara, the Village of Rolling Green Waves
The wheat fields of Boraichara village in Khoksa, Kushtia, are a sea of green that shapes both the landscape and the lives of the farmers who grow them.
Fisheries
The 'Wolf' That Roams the Dark of the Sea
With powerful teeth and a fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish lives in the cold depths of the North Atlantic and feeds on shelled molluscs and crustaceans.
Crops
What Must Be Done to Protect Migratory Birds
Dr Forkan Ali argues that the birds that winter in the haor are being hunted and robbed of habitat, and calls for sanctuaries, jobs for hunters and public awareness.
Environment
Dwip, the Young Man Who Cares for Helpless Animals
Srimangal medical assistant Debjyoti Chakraborty Dwip spends much of his salary treating sick animals, cleans tourist spots and plants trees.
Crops
The Palash Tree of Gono University and Its Story
A palash tree planted by Gono University's 5th law batch in 2015 now flames red and orange every spring, a living reminder of the students who planted it.
AgribusinessEighteen Bede women in Khulna leave nomadic life to run small businesses
Eighteen Bede women at Seven Number Ghat in Khulna gave up a wandering livelihood and earned from cloth, bags, groceries, vegetables and goats after 10 days of training from the NGO Rupantar in 2022, Jagonews24 reported.
Crops
Flower and Fruit Drop in Trees: Causes and Remedies
Excessive flower and fruit drop cuts yields, but it can be reduced by managing water, nutrients, pests and pollination, and by avoiding sprays while trees are pollinating.
Fisheries
The Pirates Are Gone, but the Hardship Remains
Sea piracy has largely ended around Barguna's Patharghata, but the area's hilsa fishermen remain trapped in poverty by debt, advance-payment chains, disasters and a lack of credit.