Environment
Government Working on a Lasting Solution to Human-Elephant Conflict: Environment Adviser
The environment adviser says the government is working towards a permanent solution to human-elephant conflict and that people must be patient.
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Bangladesh
Two Killed in Wild Elephant Attacks in Sherpur
Wild elephants killed two people within an hour and a half in the border area of Jhenaigati upazila, Sherpur.
Crops
Python Rescued in Sherpur, Released Into Forest
Forest officials rescued a Burmese python from a paddy field in Jhenaigati, Sherpur, and released it into the Rangtia range forest.
Crops
A Maund of Paddy Is Not Enough to Hire One Labourer in Sherpur
A good Boro crop in Sherpur has run into an acute shortage of harvest labour, with a day's wage now worth more than a maund of paddy.
Environment
Torches Given to ERT Members to Drive Away Elephants
Members of the Elephant Response Team in Jhenaigati, Sherpur, have received torches and local people fuel oil to help drive away wild elephants.
Crops
Elephant-Human Conflict Peaks in the Garo Hills
Deforestation and food shortages are driving wild elephants into villages in Sherpur's Garo Hills, where farmers' electric traps kill elephants and elephant attacks kill people.
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Another Wild Elephant Dies on Sherpur Border, Young Man Detained
A wild elephant was electrocuted by a generator-powered wire around a crop field in Sherpur's Garo hills, and police detained the land owner.
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Huge Python Caught in Farmer's Net
Forest officials rescued a large python tangled in a net fence on a chilli field in Hatipagar village, Nalitabari, and released it into Madhutila forest.
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Wild Elephants Wreck Homes and Eat Paddy and Rice in Nalitabari
A herd of 30 to 35 wild elephants broke into six farmers' homes near the Nakugaon land port in Sherpur's Nalitabari, eating and destroying paddy and rice.
Agribusiness
Sherpur's 'Tiger Babu' Returns Home Unsold After Eid Markets
Tiger Babu, the largest bull in Sherpur, went unsold at Eid after the best offer in Dhaka reached only Tk 6 lakh against an asking price of Tk 16 lakh.
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Madhutila Eco Park Zoo's Only Deer Stolen and Slaughtered
Thieves slaughtered and ate the only spotted deer at the Madhutila Eco Park mini zoo in Sherpur; the forest department has detained one man and recovered the hide.
Crops
Another Farmer Killed by Wild Elephant in Sherpur
A 55-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant while chasing a herd away from ripe boro paddy on the Sreebardi border.
Crops
Farmer Dies of Snakebite in Sherpur
Farmer Aynal Haque (38) died after being bitten by a snake while checking his paddy field in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur.