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Back-to-back tiger sightings boost optimism in Sundarbans
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Wildlife
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Natural resources
Rare slow loris critically injured by electrocution in Moulvibazar
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Wildlife
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Environment
King cobra rescued from CU campus, python in Sitakunda
A king cobra and a python, two large snake species, have been rescued from Chittagong University campus and Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.
12 February 2022, 12:55 PM
India plans to implement zero diesel use in its agro sector by 2024
India is hoping to cut diesel use by farms to zero and migrate the agriculture sector to renewable energy as early as 2024, the country's power ministry said on Friday, as a part of its broader plan to transition to cleaner energy sources.
11 February 2022, 13:42 PM
Success in power sector blankets its criticism: Planning Minister
Planning Minister MA Mannan today said the achievement in the power sector blanketed its criticism.
11 February 2022, 11:02 AM
Once there were hills
Once, Rupaichhara government hills in Habiganj used to be around 500 feet high. Due to sand extraction and tree felling, they now stand on the verge of extinction.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Another Gazipur Safari Park official transferred
Another official of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur was transferred in connection with the deaths of animals at the park.
10 February 2022, 17:34 PM
Environmental Pollution: JS body directs DoE to take steps to shut down Savar tannery estate
The parliamentary standing committee on the environment ministry today asked the monitoring and enforcement wing of the Department of Environment (DoE) to take necessary measures to shut down the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate for the failure of its joint management committee to comply with the environment standards.
10 February 2022, 15:51 PM
Animal deaths at Gazipur safari park: Probe committee gets 3 new members
Three more members have been added to the committee investigating the deaths of animals in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur. Deadline for submitting the report has also been extended by ten days.
10 February 2022, 07:02 AM
Bangladesh can use South Korea’s strategy
A top World Bank official yesterday said Bangladesh can replicate South Korea’s post-pandemic strategy to address climate change issues, while keeping up its high economic growth.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Forest guard among 9 injured in Lalmonirhat fox attack
Nine people, including a forest guard, were injured during an attack by foxes in Shalban at Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat this afternoon.
9 February 2022, 16:00 PM
42 kg venison seized in Bagerhat
Members of Bangladesh Coastguard seized 42kg of venison from Dhangmari area at Mongla upazila in Bagerhat today.
9 February 2022, 13:19 PM
Annual conference on energy, climate change on Feb 11-12
With the theme “Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development", Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) will hold a two-day annual conference from February 11.
9 February 2022, 10:21 AM
Dhaka's air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning, Russia’s Krasnoyarsk tops AQI list
Dhaka's air rated as the world's second-most polluted this morning.
9 February 2022, 06:25 AM
Locals kill 2 foxes after 30 people bitten in Bogura
At least 30 people have been attacked by foxes at Amrul under Bogura's Shajahanpur upazila since last Saturday.
8 February 2022, 15:43 PM
Crocodile's neck trapped in bike tyre; freed after 5 years
A wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued, freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday.
8 February 2022, 15:10 PM
Lead detected in grass fed to zebras at Gazipur safari park
Members of the medical board, formed to find the cause of 11 zebras’ deaths, found lead in the grass (fed to the animals) in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
8 February 2022, 13:04 PM
Plastic now 'in smallest plankton up to largest whale'
Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found "in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale" wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics.
8 February 2022, 05:53 AM
Elephant tramples man to death
A man was trampled to death by an elephant after he went too close to it in Bethua Bazar area of Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria yesterday.
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Remaining lions, tigers in good health
Nine tigers and nine lions are in good health at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, while one lion is being treated for illness caused by old age complications, park officials said.
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Ensure justice for elephants’
A Moulvibazar court yesterday ordered forest department and police officials to investigate the issue of using torture and abuse to train elephants in Juri upazila.
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Tigers, lions in good health in Gazipur Safari Park: Vet surgeon
Nine tigers and eight lions at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur are in good health while another lion is being treated for an illness.
7 February 2022, 14:10 PM