Birds
Your backyard birds deserve better than stale seeds: Feed them right this winter!
Birds are beautiful creatures, and whether you keep them as pets or enjoy watching them flock to your balcony for a quick snack, providing the right food is essential. However, how much do you really know about bird food?
Move over, city life – Jahangirnagar University is the new bird hotspot this winter!
Imagine standing in a place where a gentle, cold breeze touches the soul, a grassy smell hits you with nostalgia, the silence of a fog-covered lake whispers louder than words, and the melodic chorus of birds fills the air. This is the experience awaiting you at Jahangirnagar University, the campus that has once again come alive with the chirping of migratory birds as the winter season approaches.
A photographer’s chronicle / Capturing the avian wonders of northern Bangladesh
If journalism is my profession, wildlife photography is my passion. For me, it’s not just about snapping a picture -- it’s a form of meditation, a way to escape from the everyday noise and stress.
Ways to help birds beat the summer heat
Just as much as the summer heat exhausts us, our feathered friends are just as tired too.
In pictures: Wings of remembrance
Over the years, these trees have turned into a sanctuary where birds, including the vibrant purple color sunbird and purple-rumped sunbird, adorn the area when the flowers bloom.
An ode to Bangladesh's migratory birds
Bangladesh is said to have about 712 species of birds although the IUCN Red List of Bangladesh confirmed about 570 species.
Over 100 birds poisoned to death in Lalmonirhat
Over 100 birds of different species, including pigeons and sparrows, are poisoned to death allegedly by a rice mill owner in Aponpara area of Lalmonirhat town.
150 birds rescued in Chattogram city
More than 150 birds of different species have been rescued from a market at Riazuddin Bazar in Chattogram city.
651 birds of different species rescued
A total of 651 birds of different species have been rescued from Savar and the capital’s Kamrangirchar.
New denizen in Bangladesh bird terrain
A few Bangladeshi photographers captured shots of a new species of bird for the first time in the country. It is a Chestnut-cheeked starling that breeds in parts of Japan and nearby Russia.
Intelligent males may make female birds swoon: Study
Male birds are often the ones with the most vibrant feathers, or the most elaborate songs, but researchers says that what lady birds could really appreciate is a male who shows his intelligence.
The Woolyneck comes home
At the beginning of the 20th century, the globally vulnerable Asian-Woolynecked stork had begun disappearing from East Bengal, now Bangladesh, after which the Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh termed this species of stork “a former visitor of Bangladesh”.
The silent spirit of the skies
We awoke before sunrise to the sound of rain and the smell of wet earth, slightly worried about the trail that we were taking for the
The silent spirit of the skies
We awoke before sunrise to the sound of rain and the smell of wet earth, slightly worried about the trail that we were taking for the
Nature Quest: Birds of the beel
Like a reverse oasis, parcels of land in Mohadanga area in Chapainawabganj have emerged from the depths, being the solitary spot for
Nature Quest: Bond with the birds
Raba Begum, headmaster of Jogiborth Govt Primary School in Nodiachad Baor of Alfadanga upazila in Faridpur, transitions into a
Three jailed for hunting wild birds
Three bird hunters, held with wild birds at Agdigha village in Natore Sadar upazila, were sentenced to jail on Friday evening.
Indo-Chinese Roller: Tale of a 'new bird'
Bangladesh now boasts a new bird and even more fortunately, it is often seen in Dhaka city. The bird is not a new arrival but has
Bangladesh's last Great Hornbills
If you have been to Bandarban town, you have probably seen a sculpture of a massive bird with a large bill sitting proudly in