Agribusiness
Temporary Fodder Markets Get Busy Ahead of Qurbani
Temporary fodder stalls have sprung up around Dhaka's Qurbani cattle markets, where sellers and buyers say prices are well above last year's.
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Environment
Golf Federation Holds Tree-Planting Drive at Kurmitola
Golf clubs across the country held a simultaneous tree-planting programme on the Bangladesh Golf Federation's instructions, opened at Kurmitola Golf Club.
Vegetables
Crowds and Brisk Sales at the Vegetable Fair in Khamarbari
Visitors crowded the National Vegetable Fair 2022 at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari, buying safe vegetables and studying model gardens.
Environment
Two Monkeys Rescued From a Cage at a Park in Savar
Wildlife officials rescued two caged rhesus monkeys from a park in Savar but took no legal action because the owners did not know the law.
Environment
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.
Environment
National Zoo Animals Thrive as Covid Keeps Visitors Away
Animals at the National Zoo in Mirpur are in good health while the zoo is closed to visitors, and the authorities say viral photos of starving animals are not theirs.
Environment
Visitors Enjoy a Cleaner, Hawker-Free National Zoo
Visitors say the reopened National Zoo is cleaner, safer and free of hawkers, though many still bring in food and litter.
Environment
Treat Dogs the Way Humans Should
A columnist argues that what people in Dhaka have been doing to street dogs cannot be called human behaviour, recalling how dogs are honoured in Nepal.
Environment
Squirrels Play and Birds Sing in a Deserted Park
With the public kept out of Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan during the coronavirus crisis, squirrels and birds have taken over the historic park.