EnvironmentBy 5 April 2025, 5,098 sea turtle hatchlings had been released from 12 points in Ukhiya and Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, the last 550 that afternoon, from 26,900 eggs NACOM said were collected that season.
Several familiar native fish species have all but disappeared from Bangladesh's markets in recent decades, with 118 species now endangered.
FisheriesIn August 2021 scientists of the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute at their Jashore freshwater sub-station bred the kakila, or freshwater garfish, artificially after about three years of research, the 31st open-water species the institute had bred, BBC Bangla reported on 31 August 2021.
A tree protection movement has asked Dhaka residents to donate native saplings for Panthakunja Park, damaged by the elevated expressway project.
Dr Forkan Ali argues that Bangladesh's largely untapped coal, limestone, white clay, glass sand and other minerals, valued by the GSB at over $2.26 trillion, could earn much foreign exchange.
China's ambassador in Dhaka has told Bangladesh's commerce adviser that China wants to import 1,000 tonnes of hilsa initially and increase investment in Bangladesh.
Banglamark Limited has unveiled a locally made BRRI Grain Collector at its farm machinery factory in Chattogram, where BRRI-designed machines are being produced.
The feeling of cold has eased across Bangladesh, and the Met Office has forecast light rain or drizzle in parts of the country.
The Chinese lunar new year began on 29 January 2025, opening the Year of the Snake and China's biggest festival, rooted in a calendar long used to guide farming.
Bangladesh Agricultural University researchers are selecting local varieties of savoy cabbage, purple broccoli and colourful zucchini as new winter vegetables.
The agriculture adviser told newly recruited agriculture cadre officers that their duty goes beyond helping farmers to improving their lives, and urged care on social media.
Bangladeshi software engineer Shafiul Alam has built a smart device that aerates fish ponds, feeds fish and monitors water quality, winning silver at an invention fair in Seoul.
For many dengue patients in Dhaka the heaviest cost is not medicine but the fruit and drinks they are told to consume, though doctors say cheaper alternatives work just as well.
