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'Farighar', a Residential Hotel for Pets in Dhaka
A residential hotel for pets, Farighar, has opened on Mirpur's Zoo Road in Dhaka so owners can leave their cats and dogs in care while they are away.
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Vegetable Fair Starts Monday
The agriculture ministry is holding the sixth National Vegetable Fair in Dhaka from Monday to 2 March.
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National Vegetable Fair Starts Monday at Khamarbari
The National Vegetable Fair 2022 begins on Monday at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari with 47 organisations taking part.
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A Hundred Kinds of Animals on Show Together
The first nationwide livestock exhibition, held in 499 upazilas, displayed a hundred kinds of animals and birds at its central venue in Dhaka.
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National Zoo Earns Tk 1.34 Crore Selling Deer and Peacocks in 13 Months
After animals bred heavily during the Covid closure, the National Zoo sold deer and peacocks worth Tk 1.34 crore in 13 months and now plans exchanges instead.
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Metro Rail Construction Materials Cleared, Plants Going in Below
Construction materials are being removed from the Uttara-Agargaon stretch of Dhaka's metro rail, with vegetables and ornamental plants growing beneath the viaduct.
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Old Dhaka Residents Demand Food for the Area's Monkeys
Residents of Old Dhaka formed a human chain demanding that the area's monkeys be given food regularly again.
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Rooftop Gardens to Earn 10 Percent Holding Tax Waiver: Mayor Atiq
Dhaka North City Corporation will waive 10 percent of holding tax for buildings with rooftop gardens, Mayor Atiqul Islam announced.
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National Zoo Animals Grow Plump During Coronavirus Closure
The National Zoo in Mirpur reopened after seven and a half months with plumper animals and 115 new births, though many visitors ignored health rules and disturbed the animals.
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Troop of Monkeys Comes Into the City in Search of Food
More than a dozen monkeys, thought to have come from the nearby BGB campus, have been seen at Dhaka University's Institute of Social Welfare and Research, where passers-by feed them bananas and bread.