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

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

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

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