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11 Zebra Deaths at Safari Park: Two Officials Withdrawn
Two officials of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur were withdrawn after 11 zebras died, and a move to withdraw the project director is under way.
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Gazipur
Environment
Pelican Still Without a Mate After Four Years
A male great white pelican at Gazipur's safari park has had no mate for four years since the female died in 2017.
Crops
Shahnaz Finds Success Raising Chickens in Her Spare Time
A housewife in Sreepur, Gazipur, has built a thriving Kadaknath chicken farm and hatchery from 200 chicks.
Environment
New Arrival in the Nyala Enclosure at Gazipur Safari Park
A nyala calf has been born at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur and was recently spotted with its mother in the zebra enclosure.
Livestock
Teacher Biplob's Pigeon Hobby
Kaliganj schoolteacher Md Biplob Hossain, who began keeping pigeons as a schoolboy, now keeps about 100 pairs of some 10 breeds on his rooftop and urges unemployed young people to take up pigeon rearing.
Agribusiness
Feroz-Sufi Couple Succeed With Chinese Chicken Farm Started as a Hobby
A Bangladeshi trader and his Chinese wife, who hatched 84 chicks from eggs brought from China, now keep more than 3,500 Chinese chickens and are crossing them with local birds.
Environment
Hungry Monkey Comes Into Kaliganj Neighbourhood in Search of Food
A lone, weakened monkey in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has started coming into the neighbourhood for food during the coronavirus lockdown, and local people are feeding it.
Environment
New Zebra Foal Born at Bangabandhu Safari Park
A zebra foal has been born at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur, bringing the park's zebras to 25.
Environment
Two New Cubs Join the Bear Family at Gazipur Safari Park
Two bear cubs have been born at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur, the third time bears have bred there.
Livestock
Four Ostrich Chicks Hatch in an Incubator at Bangabandhu Safari Park
Four ostrich chicks hatched in an incubator between 5 and 7 January at Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur, and more eggs are still incubating.
Environment
Fishing Cat Found Dead by the Road, Locals Alarmed
A dead fishing cat, which locals took for a leopard, was found beside the Sreepur-Rajabari road in Gazipur, apparently hit by a vehicle.
Environment
Nilgai at Bangabandhu Safari Park Gets a Mate
The female nilgai at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park has a companion at last after a lone male was brought from Ramsagar in Dinajpur, raising hopes of breeding.
Livestock
Poultry Farms in Despair Because of the Coronavirus
The coronavirus has plunged Gazipur's poultry industry into crisis, with small farmers selling eggs and meat below cost and half of Sreepur's farms already shut.