Environment
Twenty-four monitor lizards seized in sacks in Khagrachhari, 14 dead
A case has been filed under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act 2026; the ten surviving animals were released into forest at Alutila.
A case has been filed under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act 2026; the ten surviving animals were released into forest at Alutila.
EnvironmentIn April 2026 residents of Sadarpur in Faridpur said about 50 to 60 large monitor lizards had lived for some 24 years by a canal next to the upazila market, eating its waste without harming people or poultry; officials promised to protect them.