Environment
World Tiger Day Today
As World Tiger Day is marked, Bangladesh's Sundarbans tiger numbers remain far from the 2010 doubling goal and the exact current count is unknown.
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Animal kingdom
Environment
Two Hill Mynas Freed Again in Kaptai Forest
Forest staff released two hill mynas into the Raikhali range forest in Rangamati a day after rescuing them from traffickers.
Agribusiness
Nilphamari Nursery Owner Lebu Mia Wins National Award
A former fish seller in Nilphamari has turned a one-bigha nursery into a 50-bigha business and won the Prime Minister's national award for tree planting.
Crops
Plant More Trees During the Eid Holidays
With many people home in their villages for Eid ul-Adha, the holiday is a chance to plant trees rather than cut them down.
Environment
Dead Irrawaddy Dolphin Washes Ashore at Kuakata Beach
A five-foot dead Irrawaddy dolphin has washed up at Kuakata beach, the fifth dolphin to come ashore there this year.
Environment
Jackal Bites Toddler Playing in Her Yard in Nabinagar
An 18-month-old girl named Lamia was injured when a jackal bit her on the head and face in the yard of her home in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria.
Environment
Two Traders Arrested With Tokay Geckos in Mymensingh
RAB arrested two men with two tokay geckos in Mymensingh's Phulpur upazila and sent them to court under the wildlife conservation law.
Agribusiness
Gaibandha Has 21,000 More Sacrificial Animals Than It Needs
Gaibandha has more than 21,000 sacrificial animals above local demand ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, though farmers worry about prices.
Environment
Human Chain in Bandarban Demands Cancellation of Wildlife Sanctuary Declaration
Protesters in Bandarban demanded the cancellation of the Sangu wildlife sanctuary declaration, saying it has sparked fear of eviction.
Environment
Pig From the Sundarbans Bites Man in Shyamnagar Village
A pig that swam across a river from the Sundarbans into a village in Satkhira's Shyamnagar upazila bit and seriously injured a 47-year-old man.
Environment
The Fight to Survive in Green
An essay argues that people's long struggle to survive has turned into a destructive fight against nature itself.
Environment
Youth Held With Deer Meat in Bhola
Police in Bhola's Monpura upazila detained a young man carrying a sack of 15 kg of slaughtered deer meat.
Environment
How Trees Benefit People
Trees provide food, shelter, oxygen and protection from disasters, and planting more of them is the only way to keep the planet liveable.