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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.
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VideoModern Agriculture in Qatar, a Rich Arab State
Shykh Seraj revisits Qatar's Al Sulaiteen complex, which supplies most of Doha's flowers, and assesses the country's progress in cutting food imports.
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.
Livestock
Saidul Succeeds With Deshi Chicken Farm
A cloth trader in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, who lost business in the Covid lockdowns now raises about 1,000 deshi chickens and can earn about Tk 50,000 a month.
VideoA Doctor Couple's Rooftop Farm by Hatirjheel
Beside Hatirjheel in Dhaka, a doctor couple has continued the family's rooftop farm and urges government action on quality seedlings.
Environment
Cuttlefish Have Sharper Memories Than Humans in Old Age
A study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B finds that cuttlefish keep sharp memories of past meals into old age, unlike humans.
Crops
Sapling Markets Bustle in Jhalakathi
Weekly sapling markets are busy across Jhalakathi in the tree-planting season, with about two lakh saplings expected to be sold this year.
Environment
The Importance of Tree Planting in Islam
An essay on the Quranic verses and hadiths that encourage Muslims to plant and care for trees and warn against cutting them down without need.
Environment
Faridpur District Police Hold Social Forestry Programme
Faridpur district police held a Zoom conference and planted trees as part of a nationwide social forestry drive by Bangladesh Police and the Bangladesh Police Women's Welfare Association (PUNAC).
Livestock
Pigeons in Clay Pots Still a Livelihood in Nachole
In several villages of Nachole in Chapainawabganj, hobbyists still rear pigeons in clay pots hung from their eaves, and some now run their households on the sale of squabs.
Environment
Villagers Catch Faridpur Crocodile After 17 Days
A freshwater crocodile stranded for 17 days in a pond in Faridpur Sadar upazila has been caught by local villagers after two failed attempts by wildlife officials.
VideoMany Farmers Turn to Dragon Fruit as Entrepreneurs Leave Jobs for the Soil
Dragon fruit has become the fastest-growing new fruit in Bangladesh, and in Godagari, Rajshahi, a former job-holder is testing low-cost trellis systems on a 50-bigha farm.
Environment
Very Heavy Rain Forecast, Temperatures to Fall
Rainfall has picked up again across Bangladesh after a three-day break, with very heavy falls forecast in places and daytime temperatures expected to drop by 1-2 degrees.
Environment
World's 'Loneliest' Bear Dies Months After Rescue
Jambolina, a bear called the world's "loneliest" after 12 years caged for a Ukrainian circus, has died a few months after being rescued and taken to a sanctuary in the Swiss Alps.
Environment
Critically Endangered Talipot Palm Blooms 'Death Flower' at 10 Years
A critically endangered talipot palm planted at Tangail Circuit House in 2012 has flowered after only about a decade, instead of the century the species is known to take before blooming once and dying.
VideoBack From Abroad, Swapan Builds a Large Cattle Farm
Using what he learned abroad, Lutfor Rahman Swapan has built an eight-bigha integrated livestock farm where about 300 local and foreign cattle are fattened.
Environment
Chairman Rushes to Plant Trees Whenever a Baby Is Born
Under the slogan 'One child, two trees', Maheda Union Parishad chairman Md Badsha Miah in Tangail's Mirzapur plants a fruit and a timber sapling at the home of every newborn in his union.
VideoMukul's Rainwater-Fed Backyard Farm in London: Episode 76
Shykh Seraj visits young professional Mukul Sarkar in London, who grows crops in his garden with an automated "rain gutter growing system" that stores and uses rainwater.
Environment
'Crocodile Scare' in Faridpur's Salam Khar Dangi Village
Residents of Salam Khar Dangi village in Faridpur Sadar are living in fear after a crocodile was spotted in a local pond, and the forest department is trying to lure it out.