Environment
257,000 Acres of Forest Land Illegally Occupied: Forest Minister
Some 257,158 acres of Forest Department land are illegally occupied and 30,162 acres were recovered from encroachers up to May, the environment minister told parliament.
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Environment
What to do, and what not to do, after a snakebite
Snakes come closer to people in the monsoon, and the Health Education Bureau lists nine rules for what to do, and avoid, after a bite.
Environment
How to protect yourself from snakebites
With snakebites and deaths rising in June and July, the Health Education Bureau offers six simple steps to avoid being bitten.
Environment
Regional cooperation needed to curb pollution: environment minister
Environment Minister Saber Hossain has called for greater regional cooperation, coordination and connectivity to control pollution in South Asia.
Environment
Russell's vipers increase as snake-eating animals face extinction
Experts say the decline of snake-eating animals has let Russell's vipers spread to 32 districts, while panic has led people to kill mostly harmless snakes.
Environment
80% of Snakes Killed Every Day Are Non-Venomous: Forest Department
Amid Russell's viper panic, the forest department's wildlife crime unit says its hotlines are flooded with calls and that 80 per cent of the snakes people are killing are non-venomous.
Environment
Environment Ministry Issues Advice on Staying Safe From Russell's Viper
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidance on avoiding and treating Russell's viper bites amid growing public concern.
Crops
The Snake That Eats Other Snakes
The king cobra, found in Bangladesh's Chattogram and Chattogram Hill Tracts forests, feeds mainly on other snakes and is becoming rare as forests disappear.
Environment
Cutting Trees Is a Crime: Environment Minister
Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said cutting trees is a crime as he opened a nationwide Jubo League tree-planting programme.
Crops
How to Recognise the Venomous Russell's Viper
With the Russell's viper turning up in farmland, here is how to recognise the snake, known locally as chandrabora or ulubora.
Environment
Mission Green Bangladesh Plants Trees at 53 Sites on Environment Day
Mission Green Bangladesh planted trees around schools, colleges, madrasas and mosques in districts and upazilas across the country to mark World Environment Day.
Fruits
Plant Trees to Beat the Heat, Prime Minister Urges
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged everyone to plant trees for shade and fruit, and said 8 crore 38 lakh saplings will be planted this year.
Environment
All Educational Institutions Told to Plant Trees
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has ordered all educational institutions under it to carry out tree-planting programmes on World Environment Day, 5 June.