Travelling, fishing in the Sundarbans banned from tomorrow

The Forest Department has banned travel to the Sundarbans and fishing from all its rivers and canals for the next three months, starting tomorrow
31 May 2024, 16:54 PM

Cyclone Remal: Animal death toll in Sundarbans rises to 100

The death toll of animals from the flooding in the Sundarbans has climbed to 100 after Cyclone Remal hit the world’s largest mangrove forest on Sunday
31 May 2024, 08:42 AM

Nature quest: Babbling away!

A chestnut-capped babbler, known as ‘Lal tupi chhatare’ in Bangla, spotted in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila. This medium-sized passerine bird is native to many south and southeast Asian countries, including Bangladesh and India, where it prefers s
31 May 2024, 04:45 AM

Nilgai found dead in Dinajpur

A Nilgai, an Asian antelope native to South Asia, was found dead at a village in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur yesterday
27 May 2024, 18:31 PM

They appear amid heatwave and disappear after rain

Residents in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram are in a state of panic following giant mealybug infestation in the area for the past several days.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Mymensingh farmer killed in elephant attack

A 72-year-old farmer was killed by a herd of wild elephants in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh early today
13 May 2024, 14:16 PM

Nature quest: Giving colour to the seas

A sea slug, more specifically a dorid nudibranch or Goniobranchus reticulus, spotted around 12ft deep into the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island
10 May 2024, 06:30 AM

So, how many donkeys are there in Bangladesh?

Do you know how many donkeys there are in Bangladesh? The answer is we don't know the numbers
8 May 2024, 12:50 PM

Nature quest: Too hot for the cold blooded

An oriental garden lizard takes a sip of water from a drying puddle on the road in Jalma area of Khulna's Batiaghata upazila recently. Lizards are ectothermic, or "cold blooded" animals, which means they rely on the environment around them to regulate their body temperature, unlike mammals who can produce heat internally to stabalise their temperatures
3 May 2024, 06:35 AM

Nature Quest: A fairy 'tail' from paradise

An adult male Indian paradise flycatcher spotted among the greenery in Salampur of Natore's Lalpur upazila. This magnificent looking bird is native to the Indian subcontinent, central Asia, and Myanmar
26 April 2024, 05:20 AM

Elephant lying dead on highway died of liver dysfunction: surgeon

An elephant that was found lying dead on the side of a highway in Rajendrapur Bhawal National Park area of ​​Gazipur, died of liver dysfunction, said a veterinary surgeon
24 April 2024, 17:21 PM

25kg venison seized in Barguna

Coast Guard has recovered 25kg venison from Barguna's Patharghata upazila yesterday
24 April 2024, 16:43 PM

Two tiger cubs born at Ctg Zoo

The Chattogram Zoo authority has welcomed two tiger cubs
24 April 2024, 16:19 PM

Elephant found dead near Gazipur’s Bhawal National Park

An elephant was found dead at Bhawal National Park area at Gazipur's Rajendrapur this afternoon
23 April 2024, 11:37 AM

Honey collector dies in tiger attack in Sundarbans

A honey collector died in an attack by a tiger at Notabeki under Satkhira range of the Sundarbans today
20 April 2024, 14:25 PM

Nature quest: Gems of the forest

The axis deer, chittra horin in Bangla, is one of the more precious belongings of the Sundarbans. This herd was seen wandering outside of the mangrove forest to eat grass under the open sky.
19 April 2024, 05:33 AM

Nature Quest: Jewels of the jungle

Kalij pheasants spotted roaming the grounds at Chittagong University recently. These hen-sized birds can be found in forests and thickets in the Himalayan foothills, from Nepal and Pakistan to Western Thailand
5 April 2024, 05:44 AM

Two endangered bear cubs rescued; 1 held

Police in Bandarban rescued two endangered bear cubs from Alikadam upazila and arrested a wildlife smuggler in the process
2 April 2024, 15:40 PM

Underwater 'night lights'

A mauve stinger lights up the Bay of Bengal in Saint Martin’s Island. Just as this underwater photographer was wrapping up his work for the night, he could not but get hypnotised by the bioluminescent creature floating in front of him
29 March 2024, 06:10 AM

Feathers of Ash

A Pacific reef heron spotted roaming the Saint Martin’s Island. These birds, while found throughout southern Asia and Oceania, are rarely sighted in Bangladesh as they are migratory
15 March 2024, 03:37 AM