Wild Life
NATURE QUEST / ON THE VERGE OF VANISHING!
A northern pig-tailed macaque spotted in Satchari National Park in Habiganj.
Nature Quest / SQUIRRELING ABOUT...
SQUIRRELING ABOUT... An orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel spotted while tree-hopping in the Rangamati’s Kaptai National Park. The striking rodent is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.
OUR GENTLE GIANTS
Two Asian elephants, the largest living land mammal in Asia, cozy up to each other while taking a stroll on a grassland in Sherpur.
Elephant found dead in Sherpur
A wild elephant was found dead in Batkuchi Tilapara area of Madhutila Eco Park near Nalitabari border in Sherpur on Thursday night.
Nature Quest / 'PAKHIR GRAM'
The Ashurhat village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila has become a haven for Asian Openbill Storks,
Fluttering Darkness
A male Great Mormon butterfly takes a break from fluttering about in the Hajarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Fatikchhari.
Nature Quest
PERILS OF PLASTIC... A torn up plastic bag floats over the coral reef a few feet under the Bay of Bengal in Saint Martin’s Island.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Man detained over wild animal trade in Sylhet
A man was detained today for illegally selling wild animals from the Shahi Eidgah area of Sylhet city.