Crops
Rajshahi's Openbill Colony to Get a Permanent Home
The government plans to acquire land around a mango orchard in Rajshahi's Bagha upazila to give a nesting colony of Asian openbills a permanent home.
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Migratory birds
Environment
Crowds Flock to Railway Station to See Sparrows
Sparrows roosting in the trees of Dinajpur railway station draw crowds every afternoon, and station workers keep them safe.
Environment
Exhibition to Show 40 Species of Hill Birds in Photographs
Two young photographers will show pictures of about 40 bird species from Khagrachhari and Rangamati at the district's first exhibition on saving hill birds.
Environment
6,000 Birds Die in One Night
Two days of storms and hail killed about 6,000 native and migratory birds at the Arunima Eco Park in Narail, most of them on Tuesday night.
Agribusiness
Migratory Birds Hunted Freely in Moulvibazar
A Jago News investigation found migratory and native birds being hunted with poison bait and nets across Moulvibazar's haors and sold to resorts, hotels and the wealthy.
Crops
Rare Lesser Adjutant Stork Kept Tied Up
A rare, nearly extinct lesser adjutant has been kept tied up at a farmer's home in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, since 28 January.
Crops
Number of Birds Rises at Baikka Beel
A bird census at Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar found 11,615 birds of 39 species, more than twice last year's count.
Environment
Hakaluki Haor Has 20,000 Fewer Birds
A bird census in Hakaluki haor found 37,931 waterbirds of 51 species, far fewer than in each of the previous two years.
Environment
Migratory Birds Flock to Padmabil
Migratory birds have made Padmabil, a wetland near the India border in Sharsha, Jashore, their winter home, drawing hundreds of bird lovers every day.
Crops
The Village Where People Wake to Birdsong
The people of Ashurhat in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, have made their village a sanctuary for about 20,000 openbills and cormorants, now known as the 'bird village'.
Environment
Restaurant Fridge Full of Migratory Bird Meat
A mobile court raid on Panch Bhai Restaurant in Sylhet seized a large quantity of slaughtered migratory birds and led to the arrest of two managers.
Livestock
Biodiversity of Hakaluki Haor at Risk
Poor planning, free grazing by cattle and buffalo and illegal tree felling have pushed the biodiversity of Hakaluki Haor to the brink.
Environment
Six Bird Species Newly Found in Bangladesh
Three young birders were honoured at Jahangirnagar University's Pakhimela for finding six rare or first-recorded bird species in Bangladesh.