Crops
The Medicinal Neem Tree Is Disappearing
The neem tree, useful for its timber, twigs, oil and medicinal properties, is vanishing through neglect, writes Suraiya Yasmin Sumi.
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Tree plantation
Agribusiness
Started with Tk 100, Sabuj Now at the Top with Bonsai
KM Sabuj began making bonsai from four tamarind seedlings bought for Tk 100 and, 29 years on, has about 20,000 bonsai of 450 species in progress at his Gazipur nursery.
Cooking
The Herbs You Can Grow in Small Jars of Water at Home
Six herbs, from mint to thyme, can be grown in small jars of water by a window for anyone short of space for plants.
Crops
Rural Bengal's Traditional Banyan Trees Are Disappearing
The banyan tree, once the heart of village life in rural Bengal, is vanishing as people cut trees to build, and the writer calls for its conservation.
Environment
Climate Change and Deforestation: Is the Future at Risk?
On World Forest Day, several students share their views on deforestation, climate change and what Bangladesh must do to protect its forests.
Crops
The Palash Tree of Gono University and Its Story
A palash tree planted by Gono University's 5th law batch in 2015 now flames red and orange every spring, a living reminder of the students who planted it.
Environment
Federal Reporters Society Planting 1,000 Trees to Protect the Environment
The Federal Reporters Society, supported by Gulf Oil, is planting 1,000 trees along the Dhaka-Tangail four-lane highway to protect the environment.
Environment
Botanical Gardens to Be Developed as Nature Conservation Sites
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan says the government is working to develop the country's botanical gardens as nature conservation sites.
Environment
Planting Trees Can Cut Dust Pollution, as Seen Near Padma Bridge
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said planting trees on road dividers can reduce dust pollution, as already seen around the Padma Bridge.
Environment
Permission From Authorities Needed Before Felling Trees: High Court
The High Court has ruled that trees planted under social forestry must not be cut and that permission from special committees is needed to fell trees.
Environment
Task Force to Be Formed to Curb Air Pollution: Environment Adviser
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said Dhaka's road dividers will be greened and a task force with a time-bound action plan set up to fight air pollution.
Crops
New Date Palm Molasses, Winter's Sweet Gift
A personal essay on how new date palm molasses is made each winter and the place it holds in Bangladesh's food and culture.
Crops
Date Palms Come Into Their Own in Winter on the Patuakhali Coast
With the cold season under way, sap collectors on the Patuakhali coast have begun tapping date palms for the juice, molasses and pitha that define a Bengal winter.