Agribusiness
Bird Market Grows With Bird Lovers, but Feed Prices Anger Keepers
More Dhaka residents are keeping birds and the weekly market at Mugda is growing, but keepers are angry about the rising price of bird feed.
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Migratory birds
Environment
Visit Mahamaya to See the Migratory Birds
Migratory birds have filled Mahamaya lake in Mirsarai this winter, drawing visitors, while locals say bird numbers at the nearby Muhuri project have fallen.
Environment
Arunima Resort in Narail Becomes a Sanctuary for Birds
Arunima Resort in Narail's Kalia upazila has become a haven for native and migratory birds that draws visitors all year round.
Environment
Birdsong Fills Nalchity's Dead River
Locals in Nalchity want a bird-filled dead branch of the Sugandha river, known as Morgangi, turned into a tourist spot.
Environment
Bird Hunting Goes On Unchecked in Chalan Beel
As migratory birds arrive in Chalan Beel with the start of winter, hunters are killing them with poison, nets and traps, and volunteers blame weak oversight by the authorities.
Environment
Gaziul, the Lifeline of Campus Animals and Birds
Rajshahi University employee Gaziul Islam has been feeding and caring for hungry campus animals and birds since 2008.
Livestock
As the Heat Rises, Migratory Birds Prepare to Leave
About 2,000 migratory birds wintering at Sher Khan Dighi in Moulvibazar's Rajnagar will soon leave, protected by villagers who never disturb them.
Environment
Bird Poaching in Moulvibazar's Haors Goes On Despite Crackdown
Poachers in Moulvibazar's wetlands keep killing migratory birds with poison bait and traps, and a forest guard has been withdrawn over a Hakaluki case.
Environment
Nilsagar Comes Alive With Migratory Birds
Migratory birds from cold countries have filled Nilphamari's Nilsagar Dighi, drawing growing crowds of visitors to the historic pond.
Environment
Coordinated Action Needed to Stop Migratory Bird Hunting
A writer on the environment argues that only coordinated local action, backed by tougher laws, can end the winter slaughter of migratory birds.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Chatal Beel With Song
Migratory birds escaping the northern winter have begun arriving at Chatal Beel in Narsingdi's Monohardi, drawing visitors, though hunting keeps cutting their numbers.
Environment
Bishkhali River Banks Ring With Birdsong of Migratory Birds
Migratory birds have settled along the Bishkhali river in Jhalokathi, drawing visitors, while bird lovers warn that hunting and habitat loss threaten them.
Crops
Migratory Birds Fill the Jute Research Centre Field in Faridpur
As every winter, migratory birds have filled the jute research centre field in Faridpur, drawing crowds of visitors from near and far.