Environment
One of Three Stolen Lemurs Recovered, One Arrested
Detective police have arrested one man and recovered one of three endangered ring-tailed lemurs stolen from Gazipur Safari Park.
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Gazipur
Bangladesh
All Three Lemurs Stolen, None Left in the Country
Three African lemurs have been stolen from Gazipur Safari Park, and the Forest Department says there are now no lemurs left in Bangladesh.
Environment
Nilgai Jumps Wall and Escapes From Gazipur Safari Park
A male nilgai has escaped from the Safari Park in Gazipur, and forest staff are searching three districts to bring it back.
Bangladesh
Two Zebra Foals Born at Sreepur Safari Park
Two zebra foals have been born at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur, taking its zebra count to 30.
Environment
Healer Who Promised to Revive Snakebite Victim With Cowries Flees With Money; Burial at Midnight
A fake healer in Kaliakair halted a snakebite victim's funeral, promising to revive him, then vanished with Tk 15,000 he said was for cowrie shells.
Environment
Exorcists Try to Revive Man Killed by Snakebite in Gazipur
The funeral of a snakebite victim in Kaliakair, Gazipur, was halted after exorcists claimed they could bring him back to life.
Bangladesh
Cancer-Stricken Giraffe Dies at Bangabandhu Safari Park
A giraffe suffering from uterine cancer died at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur on 20 October, leaving the park with only two giraffes, both of them female.
Environment
New Hippo Calf Born at Gazipur Safari Park
A hippo calf born on 14 October at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur has taken the park's hippo count to four.
Environment
45 Turtles Rescued in Cumilla Released in Gazipur
Forty-five endangered turtles seized from a passenger bus in Cumilla have been released in Gazipur's Bhawal National Park.
Environment
Langur Rescued in Kishoreganj Handed to Safari Park
A male mukhpora langur that had been roaming Karimganj and Itna upazilas of Kishoreganj was caught on 21 July and handed to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
Crops
Latkan Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
Latkan, a once little-grown fruit, has transformed the economy of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur, making farmers self-reliant and reaching markets abroad.
Environment
PRAN-RFL and BIWTA Hold Tree-Planting Programme in Gazipur
PRAN-RFL Group and BIWTA jointly planted coconut saplings on the bank of the Shitalakshya river in Kaliganj, Gazipur.
Environment
Youth Detained With Two Hornbill Chicks in Gazipur
Two chicks of the threatened hornbill were recovered from a house in East Chandana, Gazipur, and a 23-year-old was detained.