Agribusiness
Food Safety Authority Fines Seven Firms Tk 10 Lakh in a Week
Mobile courts run by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority fined seven food businesses a total of Tk 10 lakh and filed seven cases in the week from 9 to 15 August.
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Law
EnvironmentSnakes Are Shy Animals: Myths, Snakebite First Aid and What Wildlife Law Says
Most snakes in Bangladesh are not venomous and avoid people, a July 2026 column argued in urging people not to kill them. A snakebite needs a hospital, not a healer, and the wildlife law's penalty depends on which schedule an animal is listed in.
Agribusiness
Python Held in a Net for Three Days in Hope of a Sale
A python kept trapped in a net for three days by a young man hoping to sell it has been rescued in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.
Environment
New Zealand Moves to Eradicate Feral Cats Under Predator-Free 2050 Plan
New Zealand has declared that it will completely eradicate feral cats roaming its forests by 2050, a decision that has drawn sharp criticism at home.
Environment
Felling Endangered Trees Could Bring a Tk 1 Lakh Fine
The Forest Department's draft ordinance would put trees in three schedules and fine anyone felling endangered, rare or ecologically vital trees up to Tk 1 lakh.
Crops
Tough Ordinance on the Way to Protect Farmland
The land ministry has drafted an ordinance to protect farmland, with a new zoning authority and penalties for turning cropland to other uses.
Environment
Loss of Rights Over 15 Years Made Many Intolerant: Tarique Rahman
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman told an animal welfare fair that losing democratic rights for over 15 years had made many people intolerant, and pledged to update wildlife and environment laws.
Environment
Wildlife Being Trafficked, Law Enforcement Needed to Rein It In
Wildlife is sold openly by roadsides and smuggled in secret through Bangladesh, and those involved say public awareness and strict enforcement of the law could stop it.