Agribusiness
Migratory Birds Hunted Freely in Moulvibazar
A Jago News investigation found migratory and native birds being hunted with poison bait and nets across Moulvibazar's haors and sold to resorts, hotels and the wealthy.
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Environment
Crops
Rare Lesser Adjutant Stork Kept Tied Up
A rare, nearly extinct lesser adjutant has been kept tied up at a farmer's home in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, since 28 January.
Crops
Number of Birds Rises at Baikka Beel
A bird census at Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar found 11,615 birds of 39 species, more than twice last year's count.
Environment
Hakaluki Haor Has 20,000 Fewer Birds
A bird census in Hakaluki haor found 37,931 waterbirds of 51 species, far fewer than in each of the previous two years.
Livestock
Contact With Pigeons Can Be Deadly
The death of a child in a Glasgow hospital from an infection linked to pigeon droppings is a reminder of the diseases pigeons can spread to people.
Environment
Migratory Birds Flock to Padmabil
Migratory birds have made Padmabil, a wetland near the India border in Sharsha, Jashore, their winter home, drawing hundreds of bird lovers every day.
Crops
The Village Where People Wake to Birdsong
The people of Ashurhat in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, have made their village a sanctuary for about 20,000 openbills and cormorants, now known as the 'bird village'.
Environment
Restaurant Fridge Full of Migratory Bird Meat
A mobile court raid on Panch Bhai Restaurant in Sylhet seized a large quantity of slaughtered migratory birds and led to the arrest of two managers.
Environment
Weaver Bird Nests Are Disappearing
The skilfully woven nests of weaver birds, once seen on palm trees across the countryside, are disappearing because of environmental degradation.
Fruits
Turkey Farming Brings a Change of Fortune
Turkey rearing is gaining ground in Bangladesh, and two brothers in Manikganj's Shibalaya upazila have built a farm of around 150 birds.
Environment
A Bangladeshi Behind Qatar's Many Greening Efforts
Shykh Seraj visits a vast Dutch-owned nursery in Qatar managed by Abdul Karim of Kulaura, and sees an export opening for Bangladesh.
Environment
Farmer-Friendly Lightning Protection
With farmers making up most lightning deaths, a young engineer in Dhamrai has built a movable earthed lightning conductor for fields, and experts add safety rules.
Livestock
A Chance to Profit From Rearing Guinea Fowl
Research at Bangladesh Agricultural University shows the guinea fowl, known in villages as the China hen, can be reared like local chickens for good profit.