Environment
Speech-Impaired Youth Dies After Indian Elephant Attack in Tetulia
A 23-year-old speech-impaired man died after being trampled by one of two elephants that crossed from India into Tetulia, Panchagarh.
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Wildlife
Environment
Pair of Elephants at Banglabandha Border Sparks Panic
Two elephants believed to have crossed from India were found in a maize field in Banglabandha union of Tetulia, Panchagarh, alarming local people.
Livestock
Fishing Cat Killed After Coming for Goat Kids in Rajbari
A householder in Baliakandi, Rajbari, killed a fishing cat that had come after his goat kids and attacked him.
Crops
It Is Up to Us to Save the Sundarbans
Two university students argue that the shrinking Sundarbans and its endangered wildlife must be protected before it is too late.
Environment
Vulture Injured by Electrocution Rescued in Bogura
The student environmental organisation "Teer" rescued an injured vulture from Bogilagari village in Shibganj, Bogura, on 6 February and handed it to the forest department.
Environment
Wildlife crime team visits Panchagarh to find out how leopard died
A three-member team from the Wildlife Crime Control Unit visited the Atwari border area on 3 February to investigate the death of a leopard.
Bangladesh
Leopard found dead on Atwari border, villagers say it was poisoned
A leopard was found dead on the Darkhor border in Atwari, Panchagarh, with villagers saying it ate a poisoned cow carcass.
Livestock
Baghdash caged after raid on pigeons in Shibganj
A baghdash rescued by local people in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, is being cared for in a cage at a local man's home.
Environment
Slow loris returned to the forest in Matiranga
An endangered slow loris rescued from a residential area in Matiranga, Khagrachhari, has been released into the forest.
Crops
Wild animals come into villages in search of food, Kaptai residents suffer
Wild elephants and monkeys short of food in the forest are coming into villages in Kaptai, Rangamati, damaging crops and homes.
Environment
To look 'elite', we are even eating the dried meat of Royal Bengal tigers
A columnist argues that the rich in Bangladesh are fuelling the illegal trade in tiger parts and the killing of elephants in the name of status.
Bangladesh
12 Turtles Rescued in Chattogram as Officials Pose as Buyers, Two Arrested
The forest department arrested two sellers with 12 turtles in Chattogram after its staff posed as buyers.
Environment
Two Fishing Cats Found in Abandoned Septic Tank
Two fishing cats were rescued alive from a deep abandoned septic tank in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj and released at an eco park.