Crops
Bottle Gourd Farmer Hopes for Profit in Rajnagar
With help from the agriculture department, a landless farmer in Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, has turned his fortunes around by growing bottle gourd with eco-friendly methods.
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Environment
The Waterhen, a Bird of the Wetlands, Is Becoming Endangered
The waterhen, once a common sight and sound in Moulvibazar's wetlands, is vanishing as its habitat shrinks and hunters target it.
Environment
Forest Department Writes to Rural Electricity Society Seeking Safety for Wildlife
The forest department has asked Moulvibazar's rural electricity society to cover power lines through Lawachara National Park so wildlife can move safely.
Environment
Wildlife Roams Freely in Lawachara as Visitors Stay Away
With visits to Lawachara National Park suspended because of Covid, locals and officials say gibbons, deer, monkeys and langurs are now seen freely and their numbers have grown.
Vegetables
Migratory Birds Flock to Baikka Beel
Thousands of migratory birds of about 50 species have arrived at the Baikka Beel sanctuary in Moulvibazar, but hunting around the wetland remains a threat.
Environment
Livestock Quarantine Station Still Not Running After Three Years
A livestock quarantine station built in Juri, Moulvibazar, to test animals crossing the border has not opened in three years because no staff have been appointed.
Environment
Two Palm Civets Rescued
The forest department rescued two palm civets from a house in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, and released them the same day in Lawachara National Park.
Livestock
A New Arrival for a Slow Loris in Sreemangal
A slow loris kept at the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation in Sreemangal has given birth, its fourth baby in six years.
Livestock
Bird Poachers' Poison Bait Kills 500 Ducks in Hakaluki
About 500 ducks belonging to a farmer in Moulvibazar's Hakaluki Haor died after eating poison bait laid by a gang of migratory bird poachers.
Environment
Rare Birds Spotted at Tanguar Haor
This year's bird census at Tanguar Haor counted 51,368 migratory waterbirds, including rare and threatened species, and researchers expect numbers to rise sharply in February.
Environment
Rare Great Bittern Seen After 10 Years
A great bittern, the rarest bird seen in Bangladesh, has been rescued in Sreemangal about 10 years after the last sighting.