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Barbed wire fencing is set up separating newspersons and directors and artistes, a symbol of the condition they have been working these days. Film directors and artistes of three generations address a media conference at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity protesting a few recent incidents on 25 August 2022

Artistes seek freedom in telling stories, not ‘barbed wire of control’

The nation that waged a struggle as their freedom, including the freedom of expression, was chained and came into existence, has lost its freedom to tell stories these days

Firefighters operate at the site of a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera near Zamora, northern Spain, on 18 June 2022.

Spain wildfire resumes, threatening natural park

A major wildfire in eastern Spain that has destroyed vast swathes of land flared up again Friday despite heavy rainfall, threatening to spread to a nearby natural park

The four cubs at Chittagong Zoo

Tiger couple gives birth to four more rare white cubs

After giving birth to the country’s first rare white tiger cub, tiger couple Raj and Pori have now given birth to four more white cubs

A giant sequoia in the Mariposa Grove remains unscathed in the Washburn Fire that is burning in Yosemite National Park near Wawona, California, US on 11 July 2022.

Giant sequoias may benefit from fire in California's Yosemite, official says

The fire in California's Yosemite National Park may benefit some of the world's oldest giant sequoias by helping release seeds and clear debris from the forest floor, preventing more severe blazes ...

Rather emaciated wild elephants in the forests of Chittagong Hill Tracts

Forest department to implement elephant conservation project

According to the project details, 1,400 hectares of orchards having plants that elephants prefer to eat, 150 hectares of calamus palm garden and 250 hectares of bamboo garden will be created aiming ...

Eucalyptus trees along a road in Bogura. Eucalyptus is not an autochthonous tree species of Bangladesh and is considered as harmful for the local plantation and ecology

Plantations of exotic trees might cause problems for local wildlife

Eucalyptus plantation edge effects radiate up to 800 metres into the interior of nearby Amazonian forests, find scientists at the University of Bristol and the Federal University of Western Para, in ...

Village Tiger Response Team holds the python at Barguna forest

Rescued python released into Barguna forest

A python rescued at Ruhita village in Patharghata upazila in Barguna district was released into a forest on Friday afternoon

Fishing in Sundarbans

Bangladesh bans fishing in Sundarbans for 3 months

Usually the ban remains in force from 1 July to 31 August

Farmers rescued an eight-foot long python from a paddy field in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Saturday

Eight-foot python rescued from paddy field in Lalmonirhat

Farmers rescued an eight-foot long python from a paddy field in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Saturday, said the district administration

Pangolin monitor Donald Davis, carries a rescued pangolin named "Stevie" before his release at the Manyoni Private Game Reserve on 28 March, 2022

Endangered pangolins get fresh chance in South African clinic

Many pangolins are in a horrendous state when they are rescued and need of medical care, after being kept in sacks and car boots for weeks with no food or water

A Royal Bengal Tiger at the Sundarbans

Tiger census in Sundarbans begins in April

Along with tigers, the government will also enumerate deer and pigs in the delta under the ‘Sundarbans Tiger Conservation Project’ estimated to cost Tk 35.93 crore

Rescued saltwater crocodile

Rescued crocodile released back in Sundarbans river

The Forest Department on Tuesday rescued a saltwater crocodile from a pond in Rampal of Bagerhat and released it back into the wild in the Sundarbans

This recent photo shows a herd of elephants moving in Garo hill in Sreebardi of Shrepur.

World Wildlife Day Elephants' life trapped in rail tracks and electric lines

Three to seven elephants, according to the forest department, are killed every year but IUCN, Bangladesh said the number is higher

Body of an endangered Asian elephant killed by electrocution on 9 November in Sherpur

Two more sent to jail over elephant death in Sherpur

With this, all the four accused in the first case filed by the forest department for killing the elephant are now in jail

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park gets new project director

Earlier, on 31 January, the government withdrew two officials of the safari park with a view to conducting a fair probe into the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger at the park located in Sreepur, Gazipur

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