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A Drop of Water, a Drop of Life
World Water Day, observed every 22 March, highlights a worsening safe water crisis worldwide and in Bangladesh, and the steps individuals, government and society can take.
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Agriculture and nature
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What Must Be Done to Protect Migratory Birds
Dr Forkan Ali argues that the birds that winter in the haor are being hunted and robbed of habitat, and calls for sanctuaries, jobs for hunters and public awareness.
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The Palash Tree of Gono University and Its Story
A palash tree planted by Gono University's 5th law batch in 2015 now flames red and orange every spring, a living reminder of the students who planted it.
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Mineral Resources Could Be a Major Source of Foreign Exchange
Dr Forkan Ali argues that Bangladesh's largely untapped coal, limestone, white clay, glass sand and other minerals, valued by the GSB at over $2.26 trillion, could earn much foreign exchange.
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Life on the Char Is in Others' Hands, Yet It Keeps Its Rhythm
Residents of Bangladesh's coastal chars live with storms, floods and hardship yet cling to their homesteads, bound together by mutual dependence and hospitality.
CropsRajshahi forest office sues two content creators over heron and wild duck videos
On 3 February 2025 a wildlife inspector of the Forest Department filed a case in Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-2 against two content creators over videos of slaughtering and roasting pond herons and lesser whistling ducks. The court issued summonses.
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The Gap Between Hilsa Catch Figures and Reality
Official statistics show hilsa catches rising, but the fish is scarce and costly in markets, argues media worker Jahidul Islam Mehedi.
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Ali Researching 'Climate-Smart Agriculture'
Titumir College student Ali Ahmad, whose research focuses on climate-smart agriculture, was one of ten chosen nationally for a Swedish embassy fellowship.
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Migratory Birds Enchant Lakshmipur
For eight winters flocks of lesser whistling ducks have rested at Janeshwar Dighi in Lakshmipur Sadar, where villagers and the pond's lessee protect them.
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New Date Palm Molasses, Winter's Sweet Gift
A personal essay on how new date palm molasses is made each winter and the place it holds in Bangladesh's food and culture.
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Date Palms Come Into Their Own in Winter on the Patuakhali Coast
With the cold season under way, sap collectors on the Patuakhali coast have begun tapping date palms for the juice, molasses and pitha that define a Bengal winter.
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Golpata Palms Are Disappearing From the Coast
Climate change, rising salinity, river erosion and a lack of cultivation and care are wiping out the gol palm from coastal settlements, environmentalists warn.
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Vermicompost Now Made Commercially in Narail
A Gopalpur villager has started the first commercial production of vermicompost in Narail Sadar upazila, and local vegetable growers are using it instead of chemical fertiliser.