Environment
15 Including Vets Injured While Treating Wounded Elephant
Fifteen people, including vets, were injured when a wild elephant wounded by a landmine on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border attacked the team trying to treat it.
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Vegetables
Flood Water Submerges 1,500 Bighas of Vegetable Fields
Upstream water swelling the Padma has flooded vegetable and banana fields on about 1,500 bighas in three Pabna upazilas, and vegetable prices have nearly doubled.
Fisheries
Three More Native Fish Return to Bengali Plates
The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute has developed breeding and farming methods for three more endangered native small fish, bringing the total restored to 31 species.
AgribusinessHilsa supply rises in Dhaka markets and prices ease slightly, August 2025
On 15 August 2025 hilsa supply had risen in markets in Mirpur, Dhaka, and sellers said prices were somewhat lower than the week before, though buyers wanted them to fall further.
Environment
DNCC to Support Anyone Who Takes Up Greening in Dhaka
The Dhaka North City Corporation will give full support to any person or organisation that takes up greening anywhere in Dhaka, its administrator Mohammad Ejaz said.
Environment
Deer Meat Recovered in Sundarbans, Eight Held
The Coast Guard held eight people with deer meat and crabs at Harbaria in the Sundarbans during the forest's seasonal harvest ban.
Crops
Betel Leaf Farming in a Slump, Growers Downcast
Rising costs and falling prices are pushing betel leaf growers in Ulipur, Kurigram, to abandon a traditional crop for other farming.
Environment
Six Illegal Brick Kilns Demolished in Bandarban's Lama, Saplings Planted on the Sites
A two-day drive ordered by the High Court razed six illegal brick kilns at Faitong in Lama upazila, and saplings were planted where they stood.
Crops
Villagers Beat Injured Fishing Cat to Death
Villagers in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, beat to death a fishing cat cub that had been injured by a combine harvester cutting paddy.
Environment
Snakebite Patient Turns Up at Hospital with the Snake
A snakebite victim in Natore caught the snake that bit him and brought it alive to hospital, where he is being treated with antivenom.
Fruits
Pearl, the World's Oldest Chicken
Pearl, a hen from Little Elm in Texas, has entered Guinness World Records as the world's oldest chicken at 14 years and 69 days.
Agribusiness
One Hilsa Sold for Tk 5,600
A hilsa weighing 1kg 800g, caught in the sea off Kuakata, was sold at auction for Tk 5,625.
Environment
Lovebird Lovers Gather, Birds Win Gold Medals
More than 500 lovebirds of nine species and 41 mutations competed at the first international-standard National Lovebird Championship in Dhaka.
Fisheries
Which Hilsa Tastes Better, Small or Large?
With hilsa prices rising, two cookery experts explain how size, river and season affect the taste of Bangladesh's favourite fish.
Flowers
A Rose Plant Grown from a Potato
A rose cutting set in a potato and planted in soil can grow into a whole new rose plant, using a simple home method.
Environment
We Will Plant 10 Lakh Trees and Build a Green Chattogram: Mayor Shahadat
Chattogram's mayor pledged 10 lakh trees as he opened a seven-day tree fair with 61 stalls at the city's Laldighi ground.
Environment
'Prokriti O Jibon Club' Hands Fruit and Timber Saplings to Satkhira Students
Under the slogan "Sabuje Sajai Bangladesh", a Satkhira nature club gave every student at a girls' school two free saplings.
Environment
Woman Files Police Complaint After Finding Snake in Curry Puff in India's Telangana
A woman in Jadcherla, Telangana, went to the police after finding a snake inside a curry puff bought from a local bakery.
Crops
Tangail Jute Farmers Smile as Bumper Crop Meets Higher Prices
Tangail's jute area shrank this year, but good weather, better seed and higher prices have left farmers happy with a bumper harvest.
Agribusiness
We Want to Eat Hilsa at a Fair Price
With the chief adviser backing central price-setting for hilsa, a Rajshahi University professor sets out how a single fair price could work and why it matters.