Environment
250 Cats Take Part in Fashion Show in Rajshahi
About 250 cats took part in the sixth Pet Fair in Rajshahi, where a special fashion show saw them walk the stage in colourful outfits.
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Animal kingdom
Environment
18-Foot Python Rescued in Rangamati
The Forest Department rescued an 18-foot python in Barkal, Rangamati, and released it in the Barkal Reserve Forest the same evening.
Environment
Short of Food in the Forest, Monkeys Head for Villages in Groups
Around 400 monkeys in the Santoshpur forest of Phulbaria in Mymensingh are leaving the forest in groups in search of food, raiding crops and villages.
Environment
Forest Department Fails to Find Padma Crocodile, Alert Continues
Forest officials in Rajshahi have failed to find a freshwater crocodile photographed on a Padma river char and believe it has moved into the main river.
Environment
Cats' Dark Chapter in Europe, and Their Role as Lucky Charms at Sea
Once burned in medieval Europe as agents of evil, cats found a new life aboard ships, where sailors came to see them as bringers of good luck.
Environment
Tiger Seen on Foot Trail at Sundarbans' Harbaria Tourist Centre
Forest guards on patrol saw a tiger on the wooden foot trail at the Harbaria tourist centre in the Sundarbans before it moved back into the forest.
Environment
Breeding-Friendly Habitats Needed to Halt Extinction
Drone-based monitoring, strict law enforcement, food and breeding-friendly habitats could help Bangladesh's animals recover, the writer argues.
Environment
The Planet Survives Only If Its Animals Survive
Protecting a few celebrated species such as tigers and elephants will not halt the silent extinction of Bangladesh's wildlife, the writer argues.
Environment
40kg of Deer Meat With Two Heads Seized in Barguna
River police in Patharghata, Barguna, seized 40kg of deer meat in three sacks, with two heads, as it was being smuggled, but the smugglers escaped.
Fisheries
Body of Fisherman Attacked by Crocodile in Sundarbans Recovered
The body of fisherman Subrata Mondal, 32, was recovered seven hours after a crocodile attacked him in the Sundarbans' Karamjal canal, and his cremation took place in Dhangmari.
Crops
Nature's Ornaments Are Disappearing
A feature on Bangladesh's vanishing birds and wildlife traces declines in tigers, elephants, vultures, turtles and frogs to hunting, habitat loss and harmful drugs, and calls for public awareness.
Environment
Dreams in a Rabbit Cage: Extra Income Alongside a Job
Garment worker Md Gagan Hasan has built a small rooftop rabbit farm that earns him Tk 20,000 to 22,000 a month on top of his job.
Environment
Where Is the Light of the Fireflies Going?
Fireflies are becoming rare in Bangladesh, and a Bangladesh Agricultural University entomologist blames overuse of pesticides and the destruction of their habitat.