Livestock
Coastal Women Become Self-Reliant Raising Ducks and Chickens
A government livestock project on Bangladesh's coastal chars is giving trained women free ducks, chickens and sheep, helping them become small entrepreneurs.
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Environment
Decorate Your Balcony With Plants Grown in Discarded Bottles
Old bottles, jars, tins and clay yoghurt pots can be painted and turned into planters to make a small balcony green and attractive.
Agribusiness
Poultry Farmers Hit by Syndicate Dominance
Small and medium poultry farmers, already hit by the coronavirus lockdown, say syndicates controlling chick and feed prices are driving them out of business.
Environment
'Kamalabati', the Rare Red Coral Kukri Snake, Fully Recovers
The rare red coral kukri snake badly injured in Panchagarh in February has fully recovered after three months of treatment by snake researcher Borhan Biswas Romon.
Crops
Four Cows Burnt to Death in Mosquito Coil Fire in Faridpur
Four cows were burnt to death in a fire believed to have started from a mosquito coil in Sadarpur, Faridpur, costing a farmer about Tk 4.5 lakh.
Crops
Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Kuakata Beach With Injury Marks
A 10-foot dead dolphin bearing injury marks washed up on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali, and fisheries officials plan to try a post-mortem.
Environment
Parrot Chicks Stolen From 50-Foot Tree, SP Arranges Their Recovery
Police in Pabna recovered two parakeet chicks stolen from a nest in a dead coconut tree after the homeowner sent a message to the district police superintendent.
Environment
One Thousand Trees to Be Planted at Suhrawardy Udyan
About 1,000 trees will be planted at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka next monsoon as part of a master plan to preserve the memory of the Liberation War, the project director said.
Environment
Environment Minister Seeks Everyone's Help to Protect Migratory Birds
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin said government action has reduced the killing of migratory birds and appealed for everyone's help to stop it completely.
Rooftop farming
22 Pigeons Poisoned to Death Over Droppings on Roof in Patuakhali
A pigeon keeper in Patuakhali has accused a neighbour of poisoning 22 of his family's pigeons after complaints that the birds were soiling her roof.
Livestock
37 Batagur Baska Hatchlings Born at Karamjal
Thirty-seven Batagur baska hatchlings emerged from 50 eggs laid by two turtles at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the eastern Sundarbans.
Environment
Rabid Dog Bites 23 People in Sherpur
A single rabid dog bit 23 people in different parts of Sherpur town over five hours, and the municipality has been told to catch it.
Environment
Schoolboy Dies of Snakebite While Playing in Chuadanga
An 11-year-old schoolboy died after being bitten by a venomous snake while trying to catch birds from holes by a pond in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.