Environment
Excess Nitrate in Grass and Bacterial Infection Killed 11 Zebras
An inquiry found that 11 zebras at Gazipur's Bangabandhu Safari Park died from excess nitrate in their grass and mixed bacterial infection, the environment minister said.
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Environment
Safari Park Animal Deaths: High Court Orders Probe Report Submitted
The High Court issued a rule over authorities' inaction in the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger at the Gazipur safari park and ordered the probe report submitted.
Environment
11 Zebra Deaths at Safari Park: Two Officials Withdrawn
Two officials of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur were withdrawn after 11 zebras died, and a move to withdraw the project director is under way.
Environment
Government Taking Necessary Steps to Protect Sundarbans Biodiversity
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin said the government is taking all necessary steps to protect the biodiversity of the Sundarbans.
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Birds Decline in Kalapara-Kuakata as Habitat and Food Shrink
Coastal forests of Kalapara-Kuakata in Patuakhali, which once held 50-60 bird species, now show only 10-15, as habitat and food disappear.
Environment
Minister Urges Forest Officers to Dedicate Themselves to Forests and Biodiversity
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin urged newly recruited forest officers to devote themselves to protecting forests and biodiversity.
Environment
Seven-Point Demand to Stop Killing and Abuse of Wildlife
An alliance of 33 environmental groups held a sit-in outside the Forest Department and made seven demands to stop the killing and abuse of wildlife.
Environment
Bagerhat Beel: Safe Haven for Birds Now a Death Trap
Poachers are using nylon traps and recorded bird calls to catch birds in the Kodalia-Kalshira beel in Bagerhat, once a safe haven for them.
Daily life
Rajshahi's Fazli Mango Gets Geographical Indication Recognition
"Rajshahi's Fazli mango" has won geographical indication (GI) recognition, following an application by the Rajshahi Fruit Research Centre in 2017.
Environment
Hilsa Fishing Resumes After Ban Ends at Midnight on Monday
The 22-day ban on catching hilsa ends at midnight on Monday, with fisheries officials and fishermen's leaders disagreeing sharply over how well it was enforced.
Environment
Illegal 'Hilsa Markets' on the Padma Chars, and Picnics Too
Temporary hilsa markets keep springing up on roadless chars of the Padma during the ban, as there is no permanent law-enforcement presence on the river.
Environment
Cheaper imported meat threatens local cattle farms
Local cattle farmers say cheaper imported meat is undercutting them and are demanding that meat imports be stopped.
Environment
Straw now sold by the kilo in Haluaghat after flood wipes out fodder
With grazing land and stored straw destroyed by floodwater, farmers in low-lying Haluaghat are buying straw at Tk 25 a kg to feed their cattle.