Environment
Stray Spotted Deer Rescued in Sharankhola, Freed in Sundarbans
The Forest Department rescued a spotted deer that had strayed into a home in Sharankhola, Bagerhat, and released it deep in the Sundarbans.
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EnvironmentForest guards arrest suspected deer poacher with 4,000 feet of snares in Sundarbans
Forest guards on patrol at Dimer Char in Kochikhali, in the Sundarbans' Sharankhola range, arrested a man the Forest Department accuses of deer poaching on 4 April 2026 and seized about 4,000 feet of mala snares; five others fled, the department said.
Livestock
50-Kg Python Swallows 20-Kg Goat, Later Released in the Sundarbans
An 18-foot python that swallowed a goat in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat was rescued and released into the Sundarbans.
Environment
Spotted Deer That Strayed Into Village Rescued, Released in Sundarbans
The forest department rescued a Sundarbans spotted deer that had wandered into a village at Amurbunia in Bagerhat and released it back into the forest.
LivestockAbout 8,000 layer hens die in three months on a Bagerhat poultry farm
On a layer farm in Chapatala village, Bagerhat Sadar, about 8,000 White Leghorn hens died between December 2025 and February 2026. The farmer suspected bird flu; the upazila livestock officer said samples were being tested and the cause would be known only from the laboratory results.
EnvironmentState minister names tree planting, plastic and Sundarbans as priorities
In a Jago News interview on 22 February 2026, environment state minister Sheikh Faridul Islam said planting 25 crore trees, curbing single-use plastic and protecting the Sundarbans from bandits and poison fishing would be his ministry's priorities.
Environment
Spotted Deer Rescued from Village in Mongla
A spotted deer rescued from a village in Mongla was released back into the Sundarbans, as the forest department investigates whether poachers brought it there.
EnvironmentJoint Raid in Mongla Seizes 32 kg of Deer Meat and Snares, One Man Held
A joint Coast Guard and police raid in the Kanainagar area of Mongla, Bagerhat, around midnight on 25 November 2025 recovered 32 kg of deer meat, two heads, eight legs and about 2,000 metres of deer snares, and a man accused of poaching was detained.
Fruits
Parents Give Fruit Saplings Across Village So Their Child Grows Up in Clean Air
A couple in Chitalmari, Bagerhat, celebrated the birth of their daughter by giving fruit tree saplings to more than 200 families in their village.
Fisheries
Coastal Fishers Caught in a Net of Year-Round Fishing Bans
Seasonal bans on fishing in the sea, rivers and Sundarbans run almost all year, leaving Mongla's coastal fishers deep in debt and many without the cards that bring aid.
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.
Agribusiness
Buyers Disappointed by Hilsa Prices Even on the Last Day
Crowds filled Bagerhat's KB Bazar on the eve of the hilsa ban, but few large fish and high prices left many buyers disappointed.
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.