Environment
Tanguar Haor No Longer Echoes to Migratory Birds' Wings as It Once Did
Fewer migratory birds have arrived this winter at Tanguar Haor, the Ramsar-listed wetland in Sunamganj, and people living around it blame hunters.
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Vegetables
Chicks Sold Door to Door in Patuakhali
Broiler and layer chicks are being hawked door to door in Patuakhali town, and the district livestock officer warns they are of poor quality.
Agribusiness
Exhausted Native Vulture of Endangered Species Found in Madaripur
Forest officials in Madaripur rescued an exhausted native vulture from a market lane and plan to send it to Khulna for release in the Sundarbans.
Crops
People's Interest in Farmed Chicken Must Be Raised: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said the message that farmed chicken is safe and healthy must reach everyone, as poultry leaders asked for more maize production.
Crops
What to Watch for on a Poultry Farm in Winter
Winter temperatures in parts of Bangladesh fall to 4 to 5 degrees Celsius, so poultry farms need special care in housing, litter, heat, feed and vaccination.
Environment
Jahangirnagar University Sees Most Migratory Birds in Two Decades
More than 7,000 migratory birds of 12 species came to Jahangirnagar University this winter, the highest in two decades, with few visitors on the closed campus.
LivestockGono Bishwabidyalay student earns Tk 20,000 a month from a quail farm in Shibpur
With his campus shut by the coronavirus pandemic, Md Sakikul Islam Nadim, a fourth-year veterinary student at Gono Bishwabidyalay, set up a quail farm at home in Shibpur, Narsingdi, in August 2020; in January 2021 he said it earned him about Tk 20,000 a month after costs.
Fisheries
What Is Known About Why the Giant Dolphin Died
A giant dead dolphin with wounds on its body washed up on Kuakata beach, and officials suspect it was injured by fishermen or a deep-sea mother vessel.
Environment
Migratory Birds Hunted Indiscriminately in Satkhira as Administration Stays Idle
Migratory birds that shelter in Satkhira every winter are being trapped and shot in beels across the district, with little enforcement of the wildlife law.
Environment
Eight New Arrivals in Ramsagar's Spotted Deer Family
Eight fawns have been born to the spotted deer at the Ramsagar National Park mini zoo in Dinajpur, raising the herd to 62.
Environment
Remains of What May Be the World's Largest Dinosaur Found
A 98-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found in Argentina's Neuquen province in north-west Patagonia may belong to the largest animal that ever lived on Earth.
Environment
Two New Cubs Join the Bear Family at Gazipur Safari Park
Two bear cubs have been born at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur, the third time bears have bred there.
Environment
Visitors Enjoy a Cleaner, Hawker-Free National Zoo
Visitors say the reopened National Zoo is cleaner, safer and free of hawkers, though many still bring in food and litter.