Livestock
Which Animals Are Sacrificed at Eid in Which Countries?
The animals Muslims sacrifice at Eid-ul-Azha vary from country to country, from camels and dumbas in Saudi Arabia to sheep in Nigeria and cows in Bangladesh.
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Fisheries
Where to Find the 'Alien Island' and the 'Alien Fish'
Socotra's strange plants and endemic animals earn it the name "alien island", while the see-through-headed "alien fish" lives far away in the deep sea.
Flowers
Bangladesh's 'Donald Trump' Now in the International Media
A rare albino buffalo named "Donald Trump" at a Narayanganj farm has become a social media star before Eid-ul-Azha and been picked up by international media.
Environment
163 Turtle Hatchlings Rescued on Kuakata Beach
Hatchlings trapped under an abandoned shop at Kuakata's Lemburban were rescued and released at the mouth of three rivers.
Fruits
Green Pit Viper Found Hiding in a Banana Bunch in Sreemangal
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a green pit viper from inside a banana bunch at a wholesale shop in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar.
Environment
Will the Otter Return? Will It See the Little Boy Dance?
Otters, once common in Bangladesh and remembered in a children's rhyme, now survive mainly in the Sundarbans and are heading towards extinction.
Environment
The Jungle Cat, an Unknown Ally of Nature
The jungle cat quietly protects crops by eating rats and pests, yet habitat loss and misconceptions are thinning its numbers in many places.
Environment
Injured Langur Comes to Hospital for Treatment in Jashore
An injured langur came to the livestock office and veterinary hospital in Jhikargachha, Jashore, and allowed its wound to be cleaned.
EnvironmentLawachara National Park faces encroachment, tree theft and visitor pressure
A Jagonews24 report of 8 April 2026 said Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar still had no boundary marked on the ground 30 years after its declaration, and that theft, encroachment, traffic and crowds were damaging the forest. Forest officials said they had written to the settlement office and that visitors and drivers ignored the rules.
Environment
Slow Loris Released in the Garo Hills
A rare slow loris rescued at Defalai in Sherpur's Jhenaigati upazila has been released back into the Garo Hills.
Crops
Electric Traps Set to Keep Elephants Out Removed by Forest Department
The forest department has removed electrified wire traps that villagers on the Jhenaigati border in Sherpur had set around crop fields to keep wild elephants away.
EnvironmentWhat ants, among Earth's oldest creatures, can teach us: the science of the colony
Ants trace their line back more than 100 million years and number about 20 quadrillion, with some 250 species known in Bangladesh. The science behind their discipline, food sharing and alarm signals, and what research says about claims that they never sleep or have the largest insect brains.
EnvironmentMadaripur volunteer Monir Hossain rescued and released 86 snakes in two years
Monir Hossain, a 28-year-old from Kurigram living in Madaripur, rescued 86 snakes from 12 districts in two years, released them on the forest department's advice and treated five injured ones. In early April 2026 two wounded rat snakes were in his care.