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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
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
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
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
Private operators’ LPG price to go up from today
The price of private operators’ liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been increased by Tk 62 to 1,240 from Tk 1,178 per 12kg container, with effect from 6pm today at the retail level, including the value added tax (VAT).
3 February 2022, 07:58 AM
Sreda launches national solar help desk
The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda), a nodal government agency, has recently launched a dedicated national solar help desk (NSHD) to support the proliferation of rooftop solar systems with met metering in order to ensure the transition to an energy-responsible society.
31 January 2022, 15:23 PM
Death of tiger in Bangabandhu Safari Park not reported, says Gazipur MP
The zebras at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park did not die, they were killed, Gazipur-3 constituency lawmaker Md Iqbal Hossain Sabuj said today.
30 January 2022, 10:29 AM
Tiger found dead in Sundarbans canal
The Forest Department has recovered the carcass of a tiger floating in the Sundarbans canal.
28 January 2022, 13:15 PM
Torture, abuse, separation: Story of domesticating elephants
People of greater Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tracts regions are familiar with domesticated elephants being used to pull trees down the hills, in circuses and at various social events.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Deaths of 9 zebras in Gazipur Safari Park: Probe body formed
A five-member probe committee has been formed to find out the reason behind the deaths of nine zebras at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur.
26 January 2022, 14:05 PM
Call of the wild
A new species of wild dogs has been spotted at Satchhari National Park in Habiganj’s Chunarughat. The species is listed as endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, according to IUCN Bangladesh official Simanta Dipu.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Char Bijoy popular with migratory birds, but hunters turning them away
A new shoal covering about 5,000 acres has sprung up in the deep Bay of Bengal, about 30 km south of Kuakata.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Dead dolphin found on Kuakata beach
A 5 ft long dead dolphin was found on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali today.
23 January 2022, 12:52 PM
Locals celebrate after killing critically endangered leopard cat in Habiganj; case filed
In a blatant violation of existing laws to protect wildlife and display of disgraceful and inhumane act, locals in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj today reportedly brought out a procession after killing a leopard cat, a critically endangered species of wild cat.
22 January 2022, 16:45 PM
FBCCI raises concern over call for gas price hike
Businessmen today expressed worries over the energy companies’ latest proposal to raise gas prices, as they believe another hike now will increase the cost of production and ultimately slow down the economic revival amid the ongoing pandemic.
19 January 2022, 14:08 PM
A death trap for wildlife
A connecting electric line runs right through the Lawachhara protected forest in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila. The power line packs 33 kilovolts, putting the forest’s wildlife in peril, as the animals often come in contact with it.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Tk 6,365 crore gas bill due: Nasrul Hamid
State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said gas bill worth Tk 6,365 crore is due from public and private sectors.
17 January 2022, 13:35 PM
Over 2cr people in Bangladesh using renewable energy: Nasrul Hamid
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government is exploring options like rooftop and floating solar power plants as alternatives to land-based ones due to scarcity of land.
16 January 2022, 09:14 AM