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What It Will Take to Save Sea Turtles on Cox's Bazar Beaches
Olive ridley turtles returning to nest in Cox's Bazar are dying in fishing nets in growing numbers, and researchers say enforcement and awareness are essential to protect them.
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The World's Largest Squirrel Lives in Bangladesh, So Why Is It Disappearing?
Squirrels, including the rare Malayan giant squirrel of Habiganj's Rema-Kalenga forest, are declining in Bangladesh because of habitat loss, hunting, pesticides and climate change.
CropsProtecting nature is everyone's moral duty, an essay for World Nature Conservation Day
In an essay published by Jagonews24 two days before World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July 2026, the writer argued that with forests shrinking, pollution rising and the climate changing, protecting nature falls to every citizen, not only the government.
FlowersBeli in a village courtyard: a poet's essay on Arabian jasmine garlands
In an essay published by Jagonews24 on 21 July 2026, poet Nazim Al Mamun described the beli (Arabian jasmine) bush in his village courtyard, whose evening flowers he strings into garlands and gives away rather than sells.
EnvironmentA waterhen family among moss and water spinach in a neglected city pond
On 19 July 2026 Gono Bishwabidyalay student Tahmid Hasan described in Jagonews24 a family of white-breasted waterhens (dahuk) raising chicks in an abandoned pond behind his house; the bird is a common resident whose village ponds are disappearing.
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Water Lilies from Notdanga Beel and a Puti Fish Curry
A government employee posted in Khulna goes home to Narail's Notdanga beel for water lilies and puti fish, cooked into a curry by his mother.
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The Scent of Mango in Bengali Literature
In Bengali literature the mango is more than a fruit: from blossom to ripe fruit, it stands for childhood, nostalgia and rural life.
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Give Back That Sugandhi
An economist and former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University recalls his childhood in Sugandhi, a low-lying village on the Meghna, and mourns what it has become.
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No Alternative to Protecting the Environment for a Green Bangladesh
A public health researcher argues that pollution, deforestation and climate change make environmental protection a question of health, economy and national development for Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Among the World's Top Rice Producers
Once a food-deficit country, Bangladesh is now among the world's top rice producers, but climate change, rising costs and unfair prices threaten the crop at the heart of its life and economy.
CropsAgriculture in Bangladesh's national budget: its place and the reality on the farm
In a Jagonews24 column on 17 May 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas argued that farming's place in the national budget is a matter of food security, and that money alone is not enough without good governance and implementation.
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Save the Environment, Build a Healthy Future
An opinion piece argues that planting trees, cutting plastic, protecting rivers and saving energy are essential for Bangladesh's survival, not a luxury.
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Climate Change and the Challenge for Agriculture
Motahar Hossain argues that falling soil fertility, shrinking farmland and climate change threaten Bangladesh's food security, and calls for balanced fertiliser use and tighter oversight.