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Villagers Release Endangered Porcupine After Capturing It
Villagers in Boalmari, Faridpur, have released an endangered porcupine that a local man had caught and kept in a cage.
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Environment
Rare Turtle Caught in Floodwater in Faridpur
The forest department has rescued a rare yellow turtle that a young man caught in his fishing net in floodwater in Faridpur.
Environment
Faridpur District Police Hold Social Forestry Programme
Faridpur district police held a Zoom conference and planted trees as part of a nationwide social forestry drive by Bangladesh Police and the Bangladesh Police Women's Welfare Association (PUNAC).
Environment
Villagers Catch Faridpur Crocodile After 17 Days
A freshwater crocodile stranded for 17 days in a pond in Faridpur Sadar upazila has been caught by local villagers after two failed attempts by wildlife officials.
Environment
'Crocodile Scare' in Faridpur's Salam Khar Dangi Village
Residents of Salam Khar Dangi village in Faridpur Sadar are living in fear after a crocodile was spotted in a local pond, and the forest department is trying to lure it out.
Agribusiness
Police Rescue 13-Inch Tokay Gecko 'Worth Tk 100 Crore' in Faridpur
Police in Faridpur's Alfadanga rescued a tokay gecko, rumoured locally to be worth Tk 100 crore, while it was being sold, and released it into the forest.
Environment
Palm Trees Disappearing, Weaver Birds on the Verge of Extinction
With palm trees vanishing from the countryside, the weaver bird is becoming rare in Faridpur, though a few are nesting in palm trees in a field in Madhukhali upazila.
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Four Cows Burnt to Death in Mosquito Coil Fire in Faridpur
Four cows were burnt to death in a fire believed to have started from a mosquito coil in Sadarpur, Faridpur, costing a farmer about Tk 4.5 lakh.