The rescue operation, which took place around 5:00pm yesterday, was conducted by the Forest Department with the help of around 35 villagers
Due to the forecast of floods, the common people are in fear of floods almost every night
Today's Star Explains will explore the facts and misinformation surrounding the snake
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
In today's Star Explains, we take a look into how this mangrove forest has repeatedly helped reduce the severity of cyclones in Bangladesh
Find out more on today's episode of Inside Bangladesh
The current condition of the Gorai River is featured on today's Star Special
Today's Star Special will feature the story of Akash Koli Das's bird sanctuary
Over a hundred tanneries were relocated to Savar to save the Buriganga river and the environment of the capital. But now, it is the Dhaleshwari river in Savar which is being used to dump tannery waste because of the faulty waste management system of the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP). Locals are facing various problems after the tanneries were relocated there from Dhaka.
Bangladesh and its capital Dhaka have been consistently named in the top five when it comes to worst air pollution rankings since 2018. Extremely polluted air has been the cause of severe health issues and even deaths throughout the country over the years.
Abdul Halim of Manikganj has studied science textbooks to devise a novel design for pots to grow plants, without them posing a risk of being breeding grounds for mosquito larvae.
Air pollution shortens the average Bangladeshi’s life expectancy by 5.4 years, said the latest edition of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago's Air Quality Life Index (AQLI).
In the last eight months, 12 dolphin carcasses washed ashore in Kuakata and Patuakhali. Of them, five were found last August.
What seems to be small islands in the Karnaphuli are actually mounds of polythene dumped from all over Chattogram city stacked in the river.
The tributary where gentle waves from Padma and Ichamati used to merge is now full of brick fields, houses, and croplands.
There have been 3 instances of fire in the Sundarbans recently, and in the last 19 years this number goes upto 22.
Suhrawardy Udyan and Ramna Park are considered the lungs of Dhaka. Plans are on to construct restaurants and other commercial structures at the over 400 year old green sanctuary, Suhrawardy Udyan.
