EnvironmentIn a column published on 6 July 2026, Jago News deputy editor Dr Harun Rashid used an imagined conversation between two birds to argue that development without wisdom is costing Bangladesh its forests and birds. The 2015 Red List found 19 of the country's 566 bird species lost and 39 threatened.
EnvironmentRajshahi University's Bird Conservation Club held a day-long bird fair on 31 January 2026 with taxidermy-preserved "mummy" birds, bird photographs, an awareness rally and a children's drawing contest.
Numerous migratory birds were electrocuted on a high-mast light post at the cargo yard terminal of Benapole land port in Jashore, prompting allegations of engineering negligence and faulty design.
Flocks of migratory birds once filled the protected Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar, but far fewer come now and visiting birdwatchers often leave disappointed.
EnvironmentIn December 2025 the Bishkhali estuary in Jhalakathi Sadar again sheltered thousands of migratory birds in its hogla reed beds, where residents said years of vigilance had stopped hunting.
Migratory bird numbers in Rajshahi have fallen sharply this winter, and observers and researchers blame habitat destruction on the Padma chars, human disturbance and light pollution.
Birds are losing their homes in Dhaka as trees, open spaces and water bodies give way to concrete, and air, noise and light pollution add to the threat.
Habitat loss, polluted wetlands, hunting and crowds are cutting the number of migratory birds that arrive in Bangladesh each winter, experts say.
EnvironmentOn 27 November 2025 the Asian Development Bank approved a $142.25 million equivalent loan to cut flood risk in Fuzhou and Yunxiao and restore estuary wetlands and mangroves used by migratory birds.
A large migratory bird was shot dead on a mobile tower in Boalmari, Faridpur, and photos and video of the scene posted on Facebook by a local Jubo League leader have drawn a storm of criticism.
Thousands of open-billed storks are breeding in a family garden at Shibrampur in Rajbari, where owners and villagers guard them and ask the government to make it a sanctuary.
Migratory birds reaching the haors of Sunamganj have fallen by 85 per cent over the past ten years, according to the Birds Club.
Dr Forkan Ali argues that the birds that winter in the haor are being hunted and robbed of habitat, and calls for sanctuaries, jobs for hunters and public awareness.
