Crops
Dacope Farmers Keep Farming Despite Disasters
Overcoming cyclones such as Sidr, Aila and Bulbul, river erosion and salinity, farmers in Dacope near the Sundarbans are growing rice and vegetables.
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Environment
Bangladesh Keen to Help Saudi Arabia's Tree-Planting Drive
Bangladesh's ambassador in Riyadh has told the governor of Hail that Bangladesh wants to support Saudi Arabia's 10-billion tree-planting programme.
Agribusiness
Magura's Pigeon Traders Hit by Covid
Fancy pigeon traders in Magura have suffered financial losses because of the coronavirus situation.
Livestock
Ostriches to Be Raised at Home, Each Giving as Much Meat as a Cow
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute is studying ostriches at Savar and plans to take ostrich farming to trained model farmers across the country by 2025.
Environment
Kanaipukur Village Becomes a Sanctuary for Asian Openbills
Thousands of Asian openbills, a rare bird in Bangladesh, have nested for about a decade in trees around a pond in Kanaipukur village in Joypurhat, where villagers protect them.
Environment
83 Egrets Spread Their Wings in the Open Sky
The Cox's Bazar South Forest Division rescued 83 egrets from hunters in Ukhia upazila and released them.
Environment
Eagle Returns to the Open Sky
The forest department released a sick eagle into a keora forest in Char Fasson, Bhola, after giving it first aid.
Environment
Covid Takes Its Toll on Indonesia's Elephants
The collapse of tourism during the Covid pandemic has left elephants at a Bali safari park so short of food that they are little more than skin and bone.
Environment
54 Sea Turtles Recovered From a House in Kalapara, Father and Son Detained
The Coast Guard recovered 54 sea turtles from a house in Kalapara, Patuakhali, and detained a father and his son.
Environment
Tied Up for Sale, a Waterhen Is Bought for Tk 600 and Set Free by Pia
A Sylhet university student paid Tk 600 for a waterhen tied up for sale and had it released into a wetland.
Environment
Deer Fawn Swept In by Tide in Bhola Released Into Forest
The forest department released a deer fawn, found floating in the Meghna by fishermen, into a forest on a char in Bhola.
Environment
Old Dhaka Residents Demand Food for the Area's Monkeys
Residents of Old Dhaka formed a human chain demanding that the area's monkeys be given food regularly again.
Environment
Deer Meat Seized at Chittagong University Buried
The deer meat seized on the Chittagong University campus has been buried by forest department officials.