Renewable Energy: EU interested to partner with Bangladesh, says ambassador

European Union has expressed its interest in working with Bangladesh on renewable energy, green transition, smart grid and regional cooperation with Nepal and Bhutan by providing grants or loans.
7 February 2022, 14:02 PM

CCTV cameras installed in Gazipur safari park to monitor animals

The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur installed CCTV cameras to monitor the animals, a dozen of which died recently.
7 February 2022, 09:07 AM

Cox's Bazar Community Patrol Group member dies in elephant attack

A member of the Community Patrol Group (CPG) was killed by an elephant this morning in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria upazila.
7 February 2022, 08:03 AM

6 elephants go back to India 22 hours after entering Bangladesh

The herd of six elephants, including an infant, that entered Bangladesh territory through Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila in the early hours yesterday, left the country after around 22 hours.
7 February 2022, 05:52 AM

CID to join environment ministry's investigation into wildlife death in Safari Park: Secretary

The Criminal Investigation Department of Police is going to join the environment ministry's investigation into the deaths of wildlife in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, said Mostafa Kamal, secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change today.
6 February 2022, 17:28 PM

Six elephants enter Bangladesh from India via Sunamganj border

A herd of six elephants including an infant entered the Bangladesh border at Sunamganj’s Tahirpur upazila last night.
6 February 2022, 16:55 PM

Death of animals at Gazipur safari park: Questions aplenty, minister has no answer

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin was flooded with many questions during his visit to Bangabandu Safari Park in Gazipur today but he did not have any answer to those.
6 February 2022, 15:22 PM

Animals’ deaths at Gazipur safari park: Action after probe report, says minister

Steps will be taken against those involved in negligence that caused deaths of 11 zebras, and a lioness at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin said today.
6 February 2022, 12:53 PM

Restaurant fined for serving migratory bird meat in Sylhet

A restaurant in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet was fined Tk 10,000 today for serving wild and migratory bird meat to customers.
6 February 2022, 12:34 PM

Legal notice served to stop sand extraction in Cox’s Bazar

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) and Youth Environment Society (YES) today served legal notice to the authorities concerned to take steps to stop extraction of sand in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar.
6 February 2022, 06:22 AM

Zoo, park animals dying from diseases

SM Rezaul Karim, minister for fisheries and livestock, yesterday said the foreign animals in Bangladeshi safari parks and zoos are dying from infectious diseases.
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Enact ‘Clean Air Act’, save lives

To regulate the country’s air quality and reduce air pollution, the government should enact the “Clean Air Act” as soon as possible, after a recent study found air pollution to be a massive health crisis, said speakers in a webinar.
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Man detained over wild animal trade in Sylhet

A man was detained today for illegally selling wild animals from the Shahi Eidgah area of Sylhet city.
5 February 2022, 12:34 PM

'Animals dying in safari parks since climate of countries of origin vary from ours'

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim today said that the foreign animals at safari parks and zoos in the country are dying after being infected with diseases.
5 February 2022, 11:40 AM

5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan

An earthquake was felt near Afghanistan’s Fayzabad this morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.
5 February 2022, 06:33 AM

The Allure of Little Birds

Birders may go through many phases in their birding life.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Now a lioness dies at Gazipur safari park

After the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger last month, an African lioness died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur yesterday.
3 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Air quality in districts: Cleanest in Madaripur, worst in Gazipur

Gazipur has the most polluted air out of 64 districts in Bangladesh and Madaripur the least, found a recent study.
3 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Now a lioness dies at Gazipur Safari park

An African lioness died today due to sickness at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur.
3 February 2022, 13:29 PM

26 rescued wild animals released in Sundarbans

A total of 26 wild animals of different species rescued from different parts of the country have been released in Karamjal of the Sundarbans.
3 February 2022, 12:07 PM