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The Story Behind the Name of the Bishkhali River
Local legend offers three sad and strange stories behind the name of the Bishkhali, the fast-flowing river of Jhalakathi and Barguna.
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The Quiet Beauty of the Bakul Flower
The small, star-like bakul blooms by night and falls by morning, and the writer argues it deserves a place in tree-planting drives so that new generations know its story.
FruitsCaring for Saplings After Planting: Twelve Steps for Young Fruit Trees
A June 2025 Jagonews24 guide set out twelve steps to keep monsoon-planted fruit saplings alive, from staking and bamboo cages to mulching, watering, feeding by age and variety and pruning after harvest; its fertiliser advice is checked here against BARC's 2024 national guide.
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In Search of the Nilkantha Bird
The nilkantha, or Indian roller, is a native bird of Bangladesh that helps farmers by eating insects, though tree felling, electrocution and pesticides are adding to its risks.
Environment
Over 5,000 Trees Planted Across the Country at Once on Environment Day
Some 1,700 volunteers from 64 environmental organisations planted more than 5,000 trees across all 64 districts at the same time on World Environment Day.
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Why Rooftop Gardens Matter for the City's Environment
As trees vanish from cities, rooftop gardens can clean the air, cool homes, grow safe food and help manage rainwater, a World Environment Day feature argues.
Environment
What Good Are Roads Without Enough Trees?
Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan says roads and power mean little without clean air and water, and calls for a bigger environment budget.
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A Wild Date Palm, or Another Species?
After a video of a wild date palm found in Dinajpur went viral, a Khulna student describes a similar tree known locally as "atal" at her home in Bagerhat and asks the Forest Department to examine and protect it.
Agribusiness
Clear Policy Urged for Investment and Growth in Carbon Market
A roundtable in Dhaka heard that Bangladesh could earn about $1 billion a year from carbon markets and called for a clear policy to attract investment.
Environment
Government Working on a Lasting Solution to Human-Elephant Conflict: Environment Adviser
The environment adviser says the government is working towards a permanent solution to human-elephant conflict and that people must be patient.
EnvironmentEnvironment adviser launches drive to plant five lakh native trees in Tangail
On 25 May 2025 environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan opened a programme in Tangail to plant five lakh saplings, saying all the trees had been chosen from native species.
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What Young People Can Do to Conserve Biodiversity
For International Biodiversity Day, Kazi Maliha Akter gathers students' thoughts on the threats to biodiversity and what young people can do.
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Biodiversity Endangered by Climate Change and Human Pressure
On World Biodiversity Day, researcher Pavel Partha says no species in Bangladesh, from bees to elephants, has a secure life.