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Headteacher Suspended After Pupils Planted Branches Instead of Saplings
An acting headteacher in Kaukhali upazila has been suspended for having pupils plant tree branches instead of saplings during a government tree-planting programme.
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Environment
Forest Department Offers Tk 50 Lakh in Grants to Wildlife Researchers
Bangladesh's Forest Department is offering wildlife research grants for the first time, with Tk 50 lakh to be distributed this year.
Environment
A Teacher by Profession, Planting Trees and Helping People by Passion
A chemistry teacher in Faridpur has planted at least 60,000 saplings in eight years and funds help for the poor from his own salary.
Livestock
Tree Snail Completes Its Whole Life Cycle in Trees: Rajshahi University Study
Rajshahi University researchers have recorded the endangered tree snail Amphidromus globonevilli laying its eggs in tree cavities, suggesting it lives its whole life in trees.
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University to Open a Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University will soon open a Faculty of Agricultural Engineering so its students can play a key role in farm mechanisation, its vice-chancellor said.
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Teachers Harvest Paddy on School Land Held by Awami League Leader
Teachers and staff of a girls' school in Gaibandha cut ripe paddy on school land held by a local Awami League leader, and both sides accuse each other over ownership.
Agribusiness
'Eating Hilsa for One Day in Baishakh Feels Like a Luxury'
Demand and prices for hilsa rose in Rajshahi ahead of Pahela Baishakh, putting the New Year fish out of many people's reach.
Environment
BNP-Leaning Senators Boycott Tree-Planting Programme at JU
BNP-leaning senate members at Jahangirnagar University boycotted the administration's tree-planting programme, calling it a show while trees are felled without a master plan.
Crops
In the Month of Independence, a Teacher Plants a Paddy Field in the Shape of the National Flag
An assistant teacher in Ulipur, Kurigram, has drawn praise for a paddy field planted in the shape of Bangladesh's national flag.
Environment
Two Teachers of the Same Madrasa Die of Snakebite
Two teachers of the same madrasa in Gomostapur, Chapainawabganj, died after being bitten by a snake while asleep on the night of 6 August.
Environment
Jagannath University Students to Earn Assignment Marks by Planting Trees
Jagannath University's Department of Land Management and Law has told students they will earn assignment marks by planting a tree amid the ongoing heatwave.
Fruits
Teacher Beaten in Classroom for Stopping Mango Picking in Kalmakanda
A teacher at a government primary school in Netrokona's Kalmakanda upazila was badly beaten after he stopped local men from picking the school's mangoes.