Environment
'Mad Cow' Disease Detected in the UK
A cow has died of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, in the United Kingdom.
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Crops
Children Plant Palm Seeds to Guard Against Lightning
Children in Gouripur, Mymensingh, spent a whole day planting palm seeds to protect against lightning and natural disasters.
Crops
Villagers Release Endangered Porcupine After Capturing It
Villagers in Boalmari, Faridpur, have released an endangered porcupine that a local man had caught and kept in a cage.
VideoNeela's Remarkable Rooftop Farm After 15 Years of Practice
In Goran, Dhaka, Najma Akter Neela has turned 15 years of rooftop farming into a profitable venture, raising healthy seedlings for new urban farmers.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Rise Along With Eggs and Chicken
Chicken, egg and vegetable prices rose further in Dhaka's markets within a week, traders blaming lower farm output and rain-damaged crops.
Environment
Two Giraffe Calves Born at the National Zoo in Mirpur
Two giraffe calves have been born at the National Zoo in Mirpur, part of a breeding boom of about 350 animals while the zoo was closed for Covid.
Livestock
Cows Learn to Open the Door and Use a Toilet, Study Finds
A study published in Current Biology shows cattle can be trained to use a toilet quickly, a step researchers hope will cut harmful ammonia emissions from farms.
Environment
Climate Change: Days of 50C Heat Have Doubled Worldwide
The number of days each year on which temperatures reach 50C has doubled compared with the 1980s, a BBC analysis says.
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.
Crops
Titumir College Student Finds Success Raising Chickens
Starting with Tk 500 from his father, a Titumir College student in Gazipur has grown a 20-bird hobby into a 1,200-bird Sonali chicken farm.
Environment
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.
VideoModern Greenhouses and Shade-Net Houses for Flowers in Qatar's Desert
Ahead of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar's Al Sulaiteen complex is growing millions of flowers under shade nets to landscape the country.