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Do You Know Why Snakes Shed Their Skin?
Snakes shed their outer skin two to four times a year to grow and to get rid of parasites, in a painless process called ecdysis.
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Cashew and Coffee Are Changing Farming in the Hills
A cashew and coffee project is drawing hill farmers away from jhum cultivation, while processors and big corporate groups move into the trade.
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Restaurant Lets Diners Cuddle Lion Cubs Over Tea
A restaurant in Taiyuan in China's Shanxi province is letting diners hold lion cubs over tea, prompting widespread criticism online.
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Tree Planting in Bagerhat in Memory of July Martyrs
A tree-planting programme was held in Bagerhat on 19 July in memory of the district's nine martyrs of the July uprising.
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Now Is the Time to Build Environmental Values in the Young Generation
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said every citizen must take responsibility for protecting the environment and now is the time to build values in the next generation.
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Water Shortage Turns Golden Fibre into a Noose for Dinajpur Farmers
A lack of rain has left Dinajpur's jute growers with nowhere to ret their crop, forcing many to leave jute in the fields or pay for pumped water.
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Demand Grows for Jhalakathi's Bilati Gab
Traders in Jhalakathi collect the traditional bilati gab from villages by loudspeaker announcements and send it to cities across Bangladesh.
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Endangered Slow Loris Rescued in Bandarban
The forest department has rescued an endangered slow loris from a residential area in Lama, Bandarban.
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Tree Planting on Saturday in Memory of July Uprising Martyrs
A tree-planting programme will be held in every district on Saturday, with one tree planted for each of the district's July uprising martyrs.
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Raid on Mirpur Bird Market, 61 Birds Released
A Forest Department raid on the Mirpur-1 bird market in Dhaka rescued 61 birds and two turtles, which were released at the Mirpur Botanical Garden.
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Two-Day Mango Festival Begins in Naogaon
Naogaon's deputy commissioner opened a two-day mango festival in Sapahar, where farmers and officials called for easier mango exports.
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Monsoon Is the Right Time for Planting Trees
With forest cover at 13 per cent against a needed 25 per cent, a student writer argues that the monsoon is the right season to plant trees.
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Hundreds of Devotees Carry Snakes at Religious Festival, Video Goes Viral
Hundreds of devotees took part with snakes in a traditional Nag Panchami festival at Singhia Ghat in Samastipur district, Bihar.