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Let the Country Grow in the Shade of Nature
A columnist argues that Bangladesh must develop without destroying its forests, rivers and wetlands, drawing on the century-old koroch swamp forest by Kawadighi haor.
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Animal kingdom
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Crocodile Seen Floating in Madhumati River, Administration Warns Residents by Loudspeaker
A large crocodile seen in the Madhumati river on the Faridpur-Magura border has alarmed riverside villages, and local administrations have begun loudspeaker warnings.
Environment
Bee Stings Gave Ellie a New Life, Not Death
A wheelchair-bound nuclear physicist with Lyme disease was attacked by a swarm of bees in California, and her recovery began from there.
Livestock
Tree Snail Completes Its Whole Life Cycle in Trees: Rajshahi University Study
Rajshahi University researchers have recorded the endangered tree snail Amphidromus globonevilli laying its eggs in tree cavities, suggesting it lives its whole life in trees.
Environment
Global Network of Cat Abusers Uncovered, With Horrific Acts of Cruelty
The BBC has found evidence that people in the UK belong to an international network, thousands strong, that shares, sells and sometimes makes videos of cats and kittens being tortured.
EnvironmentMongla World Tiger Day meeting told 30 Sundarbans tigers died in 25 years
At a World Tiger Day discussion in Mongla on 29 July 2025, campaigner Md Nur Alam Sheikh said 30 tigers had died in 25 years, 14 of them beaten to death by local people. Speakers called for an end to poisoning in the Sundarbans' waterways and to tiger trafficking.
Environment
Python Rescued From Village, Released in the Sundarbans
Volunteers rescued a 12-foot python from a haystack in Sharankhola, and forest officials released it into the Sundarbans.
Environment
Endangered Slow Loris Rescued in Bandarban
The forest department has rescued an endangered slow loris from a residential area in Lama, Bandarban.
Fisheries
Animal Seen in Noakhali Pond Was a Monitor Lizard, Not a Crocodile
The forest department says a crocodile-like animal that alarmed residents in Hatiya, Noakhali, was a large monitor lizard, not a crocodile.
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Biodiversity for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Biodiversity in farming, from crops and livestock to fish, insects and soil microbes, is vital for sustainable agriculture and food security.
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What Young People Can Do to Conserve Biodiversity
For International Biodiversity Day, Kazi Maliha Akter gathers students' thoughts on the threats to biodiversity and what young people can do.
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Biodiversity Endangered by Climate Change and Human Pressure
On World Biodiversity Day, researcher Pavel Partha says no species in Bangladesh, from bees to elephants, has a secure life.
Environment
The Sea, Full of Wonders and Mysteries
A researcher surveys the sea's living and mineral riches, the Bay of Bengal's share of them and why the oceans must be protected from pollution.