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Free Bamboo Leaf Tea at a Fair Stall Charms Tree Lovers
A bamboo nursery stall at the month-long National Tree Fair in Dhaka has become one of its attractions by serving visitors free bamboo leaf tea.
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Save the Birds and the Earth Will Survive
Birds pollinate crops, spread forests and control pests, but habitat loss, pesticides and human carelessness are driving them away, and a few simple everyday steps can help protect them.
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What Indoor Plants Need Every Day, Even When You Don't Water Them
Watering alone is not enough to keep indoor plants healthy; keeping the leaves free of dust and checking the plant daily matter just as much.
Environment
From Concrete City to Green City: How New York Is Changing
New York City has set a target of tree cover over about 30 per cent of its area by 2040 to cope with rising heat, building on the MillionTreesNYC programme that planted its millionth tree in 2015.
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Find the Plant You Want at the Tree Fair
Visitors and buyers are crowding the month-long National Tree Fair 2026 in Dhaka as it enters its final stage.
CropsAbout 800 Fruit-Laden Papaya Trees Cut Down Overnight in Rangamati
On the night of 30 July 2026, unknown people cut down about 800 fruiting papaya trees on a leased one-acre orchard at Rangapani in Rangamati town, destroying papayas worth several lakh taka.
Rooftop farmingNational Tree Fair 2026: Saplings Worth Tk 6.73 Crore Sold in First 15 Days
From 9 to 23 July 2026, the month-long National Tree Fair in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar sold 8,12,802 saplings worth Tk 6,73,29,236, with indoor plants and rooftop garden trees selling best.
Environment
'Everyone Must Stay Alert So No One Can Fell Trees', Says Whip GK Gous
Opening Habiganj's seven-day tree fair, parliamentary whip GK Gous urged everyone to plant at least one tree and guard against tree felling.
Environment
Week-Long Tree Fair Opens in Rangamati
Rangamati's MP opened a week-long tree fair and urged that hill afforestation go hand in hand with the livelihoods of people who depend on the forest.
Crops1,200 Orange Trees Cut in a Kamalganj Reserved-Forest Eviction; Family Alleges Extortion
A family in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj says the Forest Department destroyed its orchard of about 1,200 orange trees during a 16 July 2026 eviction because it had stopped making monthly payments to a forest official; the department says orchards on reserved forest land are illegal and the drive was lawful.
Agrotech
Tree Monitoring App to Track Every Sapling in 250 Million Tree Plantation Drive
A Tree Monitoring App will soon be launched to track the location, care and survival of every sapling planted under the government's 250 million tree programme.
EnvironmentArmy plans to plant over 11 lakh trees in cantonments, says army chief
Opening the Bangladesh Army Tree Plantation Campaign-2026 on 16 July 2026, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said 11 lakh 36 thousand trees would be planted in cantonments and Jolshiri by the last week of September.
AgrotechFrom a Tiny Tissue to Thousands of Seedlings: Tissue Culture in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's DAE produced 212,387 disease-free seedlings in a year at its three tissue culture labs, cutting costs for farmers and reducing dependence on imported flower, fruit and horticultural plants.