Environment
Care for Your Tree and Get 50 Extra Marks in the Exam
Pupils of a primary school in Akhaura, Brahmanbaria, were given fruit saplings and told they would get 50 extra marks in their final exam if they looked after them.
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Tree plantation
Rooftop farming
10 Per Cent Holding Tax Rebate for Rooftop Gardens
The government will give a 10 per cent holding tax rebate for buildings with rooftop gardens, on condition that they do not breed mosquitoes.
Environment
Rain Boosts Sales at National Tree Fair
Two days of heavy rain have brought buyers back to the National Tree Fair 2023 in Dhaka's Agargaon after a slow start in the heat.
Rooftop farming
How Plants Help a Child's Development
Growing plants at home is more than a hobby: greenery around the house helps children develop both physically and mentally.
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.
Environment
Coast Guard to Plant 2,000 Trees in Bhola
The Coast Guard's South Zone has launched a programme to plant 2,000 fruit, timber and medicinal saplings in Bhola.
Environment
Army Chief Opens Tree Plantation Drive 2023
Bangladesh Army chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed opened the army's 2023 tree plantation drive by planting a bakul sapling at Dhaka Cantonment.
Agribusiness
What Citizens Can Do About Load-Shedding
A columnist argues that citizens share responsibility for easing load-shedding and for tackling the longer-term climate crisis behind rising temperatures.
Agribusiness
One Bonsai at the Tree Fair Is Priced at Tk 7 Lakh
A banyan bonsai priced at Tk 7 lakh is the talk of the month-long National Tree Fair 2023 in Dhaka's Agargaon.
Environment
DNCC's Chief Heat Officer Begins Work by Planting Trees
Dhaka North City Corporation's chief heat officer Bushra Afreen has started her work with a tree-planting programme to keep the capital's temperature bearable.
Environment
Trees Will Be Planted on Every DNCC Road and Footpath: Atiq
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Md Atiqul Islam says trees will be planted on every road and footpath in the city corporation area.
Environment
Charka Textile Marks World Environment Day With Tree Planting
Charka Textile in Danga, Narsingdi, marked World Environment Day by planting more than a hundred trees with German-based Winsheh Bangladesh.
Environment
DMP's Women Support Division Wins Prime Minister's National Award
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Women Support and Investigation Division has won the Prime Minister's National Award for Tree Plantation 2021 for its rooftop garden.