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33 Geese Die After Eating Pesticide-Laced Grass in Niamatpur
Thirty-three geese died in Niamatpur, Naogaon, after eating grass on a field ridge sprayed with pesticide, and their owner has lodged a complaint with police.
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Animal kingdom
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Elephant Calf Dies in Chakaria
A two-year-old wild elephant calf died of illness in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, and was buried after a post-mortem on 9 October.
Environment
Rare Cantor's Kukri Snake Rescued in Sreemangal
A rare Cantor's kukri snake was rescued from a grocery shop in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, on 9 October and handed to the Forest Department.
Environment
Endangered Gibbon Rescued in Lohagara, Two Jailed
Forest officials rescued an endangered gibbon from a bus in Lohagara, Chattogram, and a mobile court sentenced two members of a wildlife trafficking ring to a year in jail.
Environment
Langur Rides Tourist Bus From Jashore to Mongla
A langur that rode on the roof of a tourist bus from Jashore to Mongla drew crowds at the port's Picnic Corner, and forest officials are arranging to return it home.
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The Mystery of the Honeybee's Dance
A science writer explains how honeybee colonies are organised and how scout bees use dances to tell the rest of the hive where to find flowers and how far away they are.
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Sitesh Babu's Second Life After Surviving a Bear's Claws
Sitesh Ranjan Deb, who lost an eye and much of his face to a bear in 1991, still runs a refuge for sick and injured wildlife in Sreemangal but fears it has no future without steady support.
Environment
Rabies Kills 55,000 People a Year Worldwide
Rabies kills one person every 10 minutes worldwide, and doctors in Bangladesh urge bite victims to get vaccinated within 24 hours.
Environment
Sitesh Babu's Zoo on the Verge of Closure for Lack of Funds
A family-run wildlife shelter in Sreemangal that has cared for animals for about 50 years fears closure as monthly costs rise beyond what it can pay.
Environment
16 Foreign Animals Arrive at the National Zoo
Sixteen new animals of five species have been brought to the National Zoo in Mirpur and released from quarantine, with the lions due to go on show after training.
Environment
Letter Seeks Halt to Open Prison and Road on Cox's Bazar Forest Land
The voluntary group Environment People has written to 18 government officials seeking a halt to an open prison and a road being built on protected forest land in Cox's Bazar.
Environment
Egret and Cormorant Chicks Raised Like His Own in Mostafa's Workshop
A workshop mechanic in Barguna's Taltali upazila rears bird chicks that fall from storm-damaged nests and releases them into the forest, and is now raising two egrets and a cormorant.
Environment
Forest Department to Recruit 89 Forest Guards
The Forest Department will appoint 89 people to the post of forest guard, with applications open until 30 September.