Ten units from Fire Service with the Forest Department are actively working to put out the fire
A fire broke out in the Sundarbans early yesterday but no water could be sprayed on the blaze even after 12 hours due to the lack of a nearby water source.
The programme, held today at the mangrove forest of Mongla Government College, called for an immediate ban on the use of poison in rivers and canals, an end to deer poaching, and the cancellation of all forest-destroying projects
Despite being declared a protected area in 1920, the Patharia Hills Reserve Forest in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar has never been surveyed, leading to multiple disputes and numerous instances of encroachment.
To harness the untapped potential of ecotourism in the region, the Borshijora Ecopark was set up in 2006 across a vast expanse of natural reserve forest in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila.
After a two-month hiatus during the breeding season of crabs, fishermen set sail once more in various rivers and canals of the Sundarbans to resume their crab catching activities.
The Forests Department recovered around 25 acres of forest land grabbed by an industrial group in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, yesterday.
In the letter sent to the director general of Bangladesh Railway, the railway ministry asked for necessary measures to be taken to keep the speed limit of all trains running on this route below 20kmph to prevent the death of wildlife on the railway line on Lawachahra National Park and to ensure they can cross easily
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.
Nine wild animals, including six golden jackals, were killed by villagers at Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet.
A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), over seven feet long, is found dead in Halda River of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila.
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.
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.
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.
Locals recover a dead Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) from Halda River in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram.
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.
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.
Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbours and branded a witch. Mosammat Rashida's crime? Her husband was killed by a Bengal tiger.
