Vegetables
Migratory Birds Flock to Baikka Beel
Thousands of migratory birds of about 50 species have arrived at the Baikka Beel sanctuary in Moulvibazar, but hunting around the wetland remains a threat.
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VideoA Large Farm of Local and Foreign Cows in Sylhet
In Sylhet, young entrepreneur Abdus Sattar Lovelu has grown a four-cow start in 2016 into a commercial dairy farm of more than 200 cattle.
Environment
Speech-Impaired Woman Killed in Wild Elephant Attack in Lama
A speech-impaired woman was killed and several houses were wrecked when a herd of wild elephants raided villages in Lama upazila of Bandarban.
Environment
Cormorants Crowd the Branches of a Shimul Tree in Ranisankail
A shimul tree beside the Kulik river in Thakurgaon's Keutan village draws hundreds of cormorants and many visitors each winter, though locals say hunting is reducing the birds.
Environment
Rangabali Alive With the Calls of Migratory Birds
Thousands of colourful migratory birds from colder countries have gathered on the beaches and chars of Rangabali in Patuakhali this winter.
Environment
Four Mice Change Mamun's Fortune
Four Swiss albino mice given away at Rajshahi University turned lab assistant Salauddin Mamun into a supplier of research mice to universities and pharmaceutical labs.
Environment
Tanguar Haor No Longer Echoes to Migratory Birds' Wings as It Once Did
Fewer migratory birds have arrived this winter at Tanguar Haor, the Ramsar-listed wetland in Sunamganj, and people living around it blame hunters.
Vegetables
Chicks Sold Door to Door in Patuakhali
Broiler and layer chicks are being hawked door to door in Patuakhali town, and the district livestock officer warns they are of poor quality.
VideoLivestock and Dairy Farms Are Increasing in Sylhet
Dairy farming is booming in Sylhet, where farms in one upazila have grown from about a dozen to more than 100 in five years.
Agribusiness
Exhausted Native Vulture of Endangered Species Found in Madaripur
Forest officials in Madaripur rescued an exhausted native vulture from a market lane and plan to send it to Khulna for release in the Sundarbans.
Crops
People's Interest in Farmed Chicken Must Be Raised: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said the message that farmed chicken is safe and healthy must reach everyone, as poultry leaders asked for more maize production.
Crops
What to Watch for on a Poultry Farm in Winter
Winter temperatures in parts of Bangladesh fall to 4 to 5 degrees Celsius, so poultry farms need special care in housing, litter, heat, feed and vaccination.
Environment
Jahangirnagar University Sees Most Migratory Birds in Two Decades
More than 7,000 migratory birds of 12 species came to Jahangirnagar University this winter, the highest in two decades, with few visitors on the closed campus.
Livestock
Gono Bishwabidyalay Student Earns Tk 20,000 a Month From Quail Farming
With campus closed during the pandemic, a veterinary student from Gono Bishwabidyalay set up a quail farm in Narsingdi's Shibpur that now earns him about Tk 20,000 a month.
Fisheries
What Is Known About Why the Giant Dolphin Died
A giant dead dolphin with wounds on its body washed up on Kuakata beach, and officials suspect it was injured by fishermen or a deep-sea mother vessel.
Environment
Migratory Birds Hunted Indiscriminately in Satkhira as Administration Stays Idle
Migratory birds that shelter in Satkhira every winter are being trapped and shot in beels across the district, with little enforcement of the wildlife law.
Vegetables
Fields Smile With Winter Vegetables in Narsingdi
After early losses to heavy rain and fog, Narsingdi's farmers have raised winter vegetable output, boosting supply and bringing prices down.
Environment
Eight New Arrivals in Ramsagar's Spotted Deer Family
Eight fawns have been born to the spotted deer at the Ramsagar National Park mini zoo in Dinajpur, raising the herd to 62.
Environment
Remains of What May Be the World's Largest Dinosaur Found
A 98-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found in Argentina's Neuquen province in north-west Patagonia may belong to the largest animal that ever lived on Earth.
Environment
Two New Cubs Join the Bear Family at Gazipur Safari Park
Two bear cubs have been born at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur, the third time bears have bred there.