Agribusiness
Native Tree Species Declining Due to Invasion of Foreign Trees: Sabuj Andolon
Environmental group Sabuj Andolon says native tree species in Bangladesh have fallen from 5,000 to 3,828 and has put five proposals to the government.
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Tree plantation
Environment
Palm Sapling Planting Drive Begins on Balu River Bank
Three environmental groups planted more than 200 palm saplings on the Balu river bank on Dhaka's eastern edge and pledged to take the drive across the country.
Environment
Feni BPJA Holds Tree Planting to Mark Month of Mourning
The Feni unit of the Bangladesh Photo Journalist Association launched a tree planting programme on 29 August to mark National Mourning Day.
Environment
High Court Orders Removal of UP Chairman Over Felling of Palm Trees
The High Court has ordered the removal of a union parishad chairman and a member in Kalapara, Patuakhali, and fined them for felling 30 palm trees planted by the Forest Department.
Environment
Seedlings Worth Tk 80 Lakh Sold at Khulna Tree Fair
About 71,000 seedlings worth nearly Tk 80 lakh were sold at a 28-day tree fair in Khulna, the fair's closing ceremony heard.
Fruits
One Mango Tree Priced at Tk 30,000 at Barguna Tree Fair
A seven-foot, three-year-old year-round mango tree is on offer for Tk 30,000 at the week-long tree fair in Barguna.
Agribusiness
40-Year-Old 'Fai Bot' Bonsai Priced at Tk 5.5 Lakh at Barishal Tree Fair
A 40-year-old bonsai 'Fai Bot' tree priced at Tk 5.5 lakh is the talk of Barishal's divisional tree fair.
Environment
Tree Planting at Foreign Service Academy to Mark Mourning Month of August
The foreign ministry planted 16 saplings at the Foreign Service Academy, one for each member of Bangabandhu's family, to mark August.
Environment
'Everywhere You Look in Dhaka, Only Buildings': DMP Commissioner
Launching the DMP's 2023 tree-planting programme, Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq said there is no alternative to planting trees to keep the earth liveable.
Fruits
Abid's Hall Balcony Garden Holds 70 Plant Species
A Rajshahi University master's student has turned the balcony outside his hall room into a garden of about 70 plant species.
Fruits
Saplings in Exchange for Plastic Bottles at Chittagong University
A student organisation at Chittagong University handed out about 4,000 fruit saplings to people who brought in plastic bottles.
Environment
IFIC Bank Launches Nationwide Tree-Planting Programme
IFIC Bank has begun a month-long tree-planting drive across its 1,300 branches and sub-branches under the slogan "Let trees be life's companions".
Environment
DNCC Allocates Tk 20 Crore for Planting Trees
Dhaka North City Corporation has set aside Tk 20 crore for tree planting in its 2023-24 budget to green the city and ease temperatures.