Environment
The Tuatara, a Creature from the Age of Dinosaurs
A science writer looks at the tuatara, a slow-breeding reptile described as the last survivor of a family dating back to the age of dinosaurs.
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Environment
Crops
Shubharan Finds Success Rearing Guineafowl Commercially in Chuadanga
A woman in Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila has built a profitable commercial guineafowl farm that now draws visitors from far and wide.
Crops
Python Rescued from Tea Estate in Moulvibazar
A python was rescued from a road beside a temple on the Bharaura tea estate in Moulvibazar's Sreemangal on Thursday night.
Environment
Asia-Pacific Leaders Pledge to Keep Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Top leaders of Asia and the Pacific issued a final warning on global warming and pledged to hold the rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Crops
Labour Shortage Dims Farmers' Joy Despite Bumper Crop
Boro farmers in Narayanganj's Rupganj have a bumper crop but are struggling to find workers to bring it in, even at high wages.
Environment
Government Determined to Stop Deaths from Wild Elephant Attacks: Minister
The environment minister told a meeting on human-elephant conflict that the government is determined to end deaths from wild elephant attacks.
Crops
Farmer Omar Faruk's Success with Sweet Pumpkin
A haor farmer in Kishoreganj's Tarail upazila has turned from rice to sweet pumpkin and sold about Tk 10 lakh worth of the crop in three months.
Crops
Paddy Sales Not Covering Production Costs, Farmers at a Loss
After the costliest boro season on record, farmers say paddy prices are too low to recover what they spent growing it.
Fruits
Eco-Friendly Bags Being Made from Maize
A Rajshahi company has been making biodegradable bags from maize starch for six months and exporting them, but says it needs official support to compete with polythene.
Crops
A Hobby Rooftop Garden Full of Grapes
A former expatriate in Narayanganj's Fatullah has filled a rooftop with grape vines of about 35 varieties that now supply his family and relatives.
Environment
Human Chain Protests Tree Felling on Satmasjid Road
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad demanded an immediate halt to tree felling on Dhaka's Satmasjid Road at a human chain in front of the National Press Club.
Livestock
Shahidul Hatches 72 Snakes From Rescued Eggs in Panchagarh
Seventy-two water snake hatchlings, raised from eggs dug out of a house floor in Boda, have been released into the Tangon river in Panchagarh.
Fruits
Meherpur Growers Happy with Lychee Yield and Price
After several loss-making years, lychee growers in Meherpur are enjoying a bigger harvest and good prices, though the fruit is slightly smaller.