Environment
Rajshahi University Science Club Begins Week-Long Tree-Planting Programme
Rajshahi University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Golam Sabbir Sattar opened the Science Club's week-long tree-planting programme on 14 September.
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Dreaming of a Greener Santhia, Manik Plants Over 3,000 Trees in a Year and a Half
A young contractor in Santhia, Pabna, has planted more than 3,000 fruit, timber and medicinal saplings and helped hundreds of needy people over a year and a half.
Environment
Female Octopuses Throw Debris to Fend Off Harassers, Study Finds
Scientists filming octopuses off Australia's east coast report that females throw silt, shells and debris at others, including males that harass them.
Agribusiness
National Zoo Deer Now on Sale for Tk 50,000
The National Zoo is selling surplus spotted deer for Tk 50,000 each, down from Tk 70,000, under a ministry notification issued on 6 September.
Environment
World News in Brief: 2 September 2021
A round-up of world news from 2 September 2021, from a new garment safety accord and Bangladesh's air pollution toll to deadly US floods and a rare elephant birth.
Agrotech
Crocodile Swallows a Drone
A crocodile in Florida leapt up and swallowed a drone sent to photograph it, and the video, shared by Google's chief executive, has gone viral.
Environment
Sri Lanka Witnesses Rare Elephant Twin Birth After 80 Years
An elephant at Sri Lanka's Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage has given birth to twin male calves, the first elephant twins in the country in 80 years.
Environment
Class Six Students to Get 10 Marks for Planting and Caring for Trees
Class six students will be assessed on planting and caring for trees for 10 marks under a project launched by Education Minister Dipu Moni on 1 September.
Crops
Elephant Dies in Electric Trap in Ramu, Landowner Detained
A wild mother elephant died in an electric trap in a paddy field in Ramu, Cox's Bazar, and police have detained the landowner after its head and legs were cut off.
Environment
Midland Bank Holds Tree-Planting Programme for Mourning Day
Midland Bank marked National Mourning Day 2021 with a tree-planting programme at its head office and 1,560 trees planted in Rajshahi.
Crops
Jamalpur's "Butterfly Park"
A college teacher has built a butterfly park on about five acres in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, home to several hundred butterflies of about 30 species.
Environment
Rare Turtle Caught in Floodwater in Faridpur
The forest department has rescued a rare yellow turtle that a young man caught in his fishing net in floodwater in Faridpur.
Environment
Another Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Kuakata Beach
A three-foot Irrawaddy dolphin calf washed up dead on Kuakata beach within five or six hours of an eight-foot Irrawaddy dolphin found that morning.