Environment
High Court Issues Rule on Tree Felling and Planting
The High Court issued a rule asking why failing to frame an eco-friendly tree policy and inaction on the heatwave should not be declared illegal.
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Tree plantation
Environment
Rajshahi University Chhatra League Plants Trees Against Heatwave
Rajshahi University's Chhatra League unit planted around 100 saplings on campus as part of a central drive to plant 5 lakh trees in ten days.
Environment
Yamaha Riders Club Runs Tree-Planting Drive
Yamaha Bangladesh, with the Yamaha Riders Club, has planted several thousand forest and fruit trees in Dhaka and other districts in a drive running until June.
Environment
Chhatra Dal to Plant Trees Nationwide in the Monsoon
Chhatra Dal has decided to plant trees nationwide from the monsoon season to protect nature and relieve intense heat, its general secretary said.
Crops
Bhola Palli Bidyut to Plant 50,000 Trees
Bhola Palli Bidyut Samity has launched a programme to plant 50,000 trees to help people cope with the intense heatwave.
Crops
Which Tree to Plant, When and Where
With the heatwave blamed on tree felling, here is a guide to when to plant saplings and which trees suit which places.
Environment
Now Is Not the Right Time to Plant Trees, but the Impulse Is Positive
As groups rush to plant trees to fight the heat, experts say fewer than 10 per cent of saplings planted now are likely to survive and the monsoon is the proper season.
Environment
Chhatra League to Plant 5 Lakh Trees in 10 Days
Bangladesh Chhatra League plans to plant five lakh saplings nationwide in 10 days, citing the heatwave and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Environment
Day Labourer Amir Hossain Repairs Roads and Plants Trees With His Wages
A day labourer in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, has spent 12 years using his own wages to repair dirt roads near the border and plant trees along them.
Environment
Reprimanded for Planting Trees, While an Award Went to Those Who Planted None
Nearly two years after he sought to withdraw a tree-planting award application, the public administration ministry has reprimanded former Hathazari UNO Mohammad Ruhul Amin.
Environment
Thakurgaon UNO Seizes Felled Roadside Trees, Halts Road Work
The Thakurgaon Sadar UNO seized roadside trees felled during road widening in Borogaon union, which workers said were cut on the union chairman's orders.
Environment
Over 150 Trees Felled in Shyamnagar's 'Mini Sundarbans'
More than 150 baen and keora trees have been felled in a char forest known as the Mini Sundarbans in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, allegedly by an embankment contractor's workers.
Agribusiness
Delwar's hobby grows into a commercial nursery
Md Delwar Hossain, a former driver who learned to love trees from his employer, has run a nursery business in Dhaka for 17 years.