Rooftop farming
Rare Pig-Tailed Macaque Chained Up for Pestering Tourists Is Rescued
A rare northern pig-tailed macaque that had been chained on a rooftop at Baikka Beel in Sreemangal was rescued sick from the cold and taken for treatment.
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Environment
Metro Rail Construction Materials Cleared, Plants Going in Below
Construction materials are being removed from the Uttara-Agargaon stretch of Dhaka's metro rail, with vegetables and ornamental plants growing beneath the viaduct.
Environment
Safari Park Saw 25 Zebras Born but 32 Die
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur has recorded 25 zebra births but 32 deaths, leaving only 18 zebras after January's die-off.
Environment
11 Zebra Deaths at Safari Park: Two Officials Withdrawn
Two officials of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur were withdrawn after 11 zebras died, and a move to withdraw the project director is under way.
Environment
Endangered Vulture Flies Down Into a Field in Kurigram
Local people rescued a vulture of a species described as extinct after it landed in a field at Paschim Kaludanga Madhyapara village in Ulipur, Kurigram.
Environment
Where to Go to See Migratory Birds in Bangladesh
A guide to the wetlands, haors and islands across Bangladesh where migratory birds can be seen each winter, and to the threats they face.
Environment
The Earth's Lungs Are 22 Per Cent Gone: How Much Longer for Ours?
A Rajshahi University professor argues that wildfires, carbon emissions and wasteful consumption are destroying the Earth's lungs while the pandemic attacks our own.
Environment
Shark Attacks Rise Worldwide
Shark attacks rose to 73 worldwide in 2021 from 52 the year before, with 11 deaths, according to researchers.
Vegetables
Thakurgaon Farmer Amirul Surprises Neighbours by Growing 11 Crops on One Plot
A farmer in Ranisankail, Thakurgaon, has grown 11 crops in the gaps of his malta orchard and says the mix has brought him good profits.
Environment
Where People and Wild Mynas Are Friends
Hundreds of wild mynas gather every morning at Atroshi Biswa Zaker Manzil in Faridpur to be fed by visitors and local shopkeepers.
Environment
Case Filed Against Over 100 People for Killing a Leopard Cat in Habiganj
The Forest Department filed a case against more than 100 people after villagers in Chunarughat beat a leopard cat to death, thinking it was a tiger.
Environment
Pets Queue Up for Blessings Too
Hundreds of people brought their pets to a Madrid church for a blessing as a new Spanish law recognised animals as part of the family.
Crops
Munshiganj Misses Its Potato Cultivation Target
Potato planting in Munshiganj fell 2,104 hectares short of the target this season after Cyclone Jawad and rain delayed sowing on most land.