Fire breaks out in Sundarbans
22 March 2025, 18:36 PM Sundarbans & Forest
Survey at Patharia forest begins after 103 years
27 September 2024, 18:00 PM Sundarbans & Forest
Sundarbans: Crab fishing season begins
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM Sundarbans & Forest
25 acres of forest land recovered in Chattogram
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM Sundarbans & Forest
Trains to have 20kmph speed limit inside Lawachara
18 February 2023, 14:20 PM Wild Life
Tiger census begins in the Sundarbans
15 December 2022, 15:34 PM Sundarbans & Forest
Fishermen, visitors banned from Sundarbans
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM Sundarbans & Forest

Sylhet wild animal killings: Hunted just for sport

The Sylhet Forest Division has filed a case accusing two named and eight unnamed persons for killing nine wild animals in Jaintiapur upazila of the district.
30 May 2020, 14:48 PM

9 wild animals killed by villagers in Sylhet

Nine wild animals, including six golden jackals, were killed by villagers at Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet.
29 May 2020, 17:09 PM

7ft long dolphin found dead in Halda River

A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), over seven feet long, is found dead in Halda River of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila.
24 May 2020, 13:29 PM

West Bengal forest dept to keep tigers away from human settlements after Amphan

As extremely severe cyclone Amphan is set to make landfall, forest authorities in West Bengal, India keep a close watch on the protection of Royal Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans.
20 May 2020, 05:49 AM

Scientists discover a new snake, name it after Salazar Slytherin

A team of Indian researchers are making the fictional world collide with the scientific one by naming a new species of snake they discovered -- "Trimeresurus Salazar" -- after Salazar Slytherin of Harry Potter.
22 April 2020, 05:36 AM

Deserted Thai beaches lure rare turtles to build most nests in 20 years

Thailand has found the largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles in two decades on beaches bereft of tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic, environmentalists say.
20 April 2020, 07:03 AM

Dead dolphin found in Halda River

Locals recover a dead Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) from Halda River in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram.
21 March 2020, 19:24 PM

Find out reasons behind deaths of 33 animals at Sylhet eco park: HC to govt

The High Court directs the government to form an enquiry committee to find out the reasons behind the deaths of 33 animals and birds at the wildlife conservation centre in Tilagarh Eco Park of Sylhet and the persons responsible for the deaths.
5 March 2020, 06:27 AM

UN accepts India’s proposal to save three endangered species

India’s proposal to include the critically-endangered Asian elephant and two large species of birds -- Great Indian Bustard and Bengal Florican -- in the UN Convention on Migratory (CMS) Species, is unanimously accepted.
21 February 2020, 06:56 AM

'Tiger widows' shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh

Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbours and branded a witch. Mosammat Rashida's crime? Her husband was killed by a Bengal tiger.
18 February 2020, 07:12 AM

Wildlife trafficking poses high virus risks in 6 Asian countries: report

Wildlife traffickers not only threaten these species with extinction, but also are supplying a direct threat to wider human populations, according to a report titled “Wildlife Trafficking in Asia: Evolution, Trajectory and Ways to Stop it” by Freeland, a counter-trafficking organisation.
11 February 2020, 19:29 PM

Black vulture rescued in Gaibandha

With help of locals, police rescue a black vulture from Ramchandrapur union under Sadar upazila in Gaibandha.
21 January 2020, 07:36 AM

Of bushfires, Bangladesh and climate change

Every Bangladeshi living overseas is used to having their motherland associated with natural disasters, namely floods and cyclones. This can feel humiliating at times. It is the expatriates’ burden to perpetually challenge the sometimes negative, international image of Bangladesh.
7 January 2020, 07:18 AM

Don’t allot lands for any purpose that damages forest: HC

The High Court observes that any notified forest area, no matter whether it is declared reserved forest or not, cannot be allocated or leased for any purpose that damages the country’s forest.
2 January 2020, 09:11 AM

5 Himalayan vultures rescued in Gaibandha

Five Himalayan Vultures are rescued at a village in Sadar upazila of Gaibandha.
25 December 2019, 16:05 PM

Six elephants die after falling into waterfall in Thailand

Six wild elephants have died after falling into a waterfall at the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand.
6 October 2019, 06:03 AM

4 held with 457 parakeets in Chapainawabganj

A team of Department of Narcotics Control rescues 457 plum-headed parakeets from the possession of four people during regular patrol in Shiberer Hat area of Chapainawabganj sadar upazila.
10 September 2019, 12:43 PM

651 birds of different species rescued

A total of 651 birds of different species have been rescued from Savar and the capital’s Kamrangirchar.
2 September 2019, 12:10 PM

Amazon fires pose health risks to children: WHO

Fires raging in the Amazon pose a risk to health including from respiratory diseases, especially in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
31 August 2019, 04:36 AM

Brazil says open to aid for Amazon fires, but will decide how it's used

Brazil says it was ready to accept foreign aid to help fight fires in the Amazon but only if it could determine how it was spent, in an apparent attempt to smooth over a public spat between the Brazilian and French presidents.
28 August 2019, 05:28 AM