Environment
Birdsong Wakes the Villagers of Kanaipur
Thousands of Asian openbill storks and other birds have made a family homestead in Kanaipur village of Joypurhat's Khetlal upazila their home over nearly two decades.
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Environment
Around 50 Doves Saved from a Hunter in Faridpur
Some 50 doves caught with banned China duari nets were saved from a hunter in Faridpur and released at a local market after a journalist began filming.
Agribusiness
What You Can Buy at Tongi's Weekly Animal and Bird Market
Every Sunday, amid Tongi's noise and traffic, a roadside market fills with ducks, chickens, pigeons, parrots, rabbits, cats and colourful fish.
Crops
Save the Birds and the Earth Will Survive
Birds pollinate crops, spread forests and control pests, but habitat loss, pesticides and human carelessness are driving them away, and a few simple everyday steps can help protect them.
EnvironmentA waterhen family among moss and water spinach in a neglected city pond
On 19 July 2026 Gono Bishwabidyalay student Tahmid Hasan described in Jagonews24 a family of white-breasted waterhens (dahuk) raising chicks in an abandoned pond behind his house; the bird is a common resident whose village ponds are disappearing.
Rooftop farming
Over Two Hundred Colourful Birds on a Rooftop Hobby Farm
On an 8,000-square-foot roof in Narayanganj, Bazlur Rashid Selim keeps more than 200 pairs of birds of 50 species purely as a hobby.
EnvironmentBirds of a felled forest: a Jago News column on deforestation in Bangladesh
In a column published on 6 July 2026, Jago News deputy editor Dr Harun Rashid used an imagined conversation between two birds to argue that development without wisdom is costing Bangladesh its forests and birds. The 2015 Red List found 19 of the country's 566 bird species lost and 39 threatened.
BangladeshPeacocks Fan Their Tails and Delight Visitors at the National Zoo
Three male blue peacocks fanned their trains together at the Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka, on 26 June 2026, drawing crowds who gathered to photograph the courtship display.
Crops
Why Is the Doyel, the National Bird, Disappearing?
The doyel, Bangladesh's national bird, is in steep decline as pesticide use, urbanisation and loss of nesting places push it towards extinction, writes Sabbir Hossain.
Rooftop farmingRooftop to farm: pigeon rearing as a source of income in Bangladesh
Pigeons kept on roofs, balconies and in small coops were becoming a low-capital source of income in Bangladesh, a Jagonews24 feature said on 5 May 2026, with farmers citing Tk 5,000 to Tk 10,000 or more a pair for improved breeds.
Environment
Leg Hurt in Storm, a Kite Sits With Its Head Bowed
A black kite injured in a night storm sat on a light stand at the gate of the National Press Club, where passers-by photographed and fed it.
Crops
Keeping Lovebirds: A Guide to the Popular Cage Bird
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman explains how to house, feed, breed and care for lovebirds, small colourful birds that are among the most popular cage birds.
EnvironmentWorld Wildlife Day 2026: how households can protect the wildlife around them
On World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2026, the birds, squirrels, bats and small reptiles living around Bangladeshi homes were losing trees, water and nesting places to concrete; native trees, clean water, fewer pesticides, free birds and calls to the Forest Department in place of home rescue help protect them.