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The shrinking world of the Oraons
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (541+ words) As dawn breaks, life begins at Baro Paharpur Oraon village in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur. Some residents head to paddy fields, while others leave for work as agricultural labourers. Women sweep courtyards, tend cattle and goats and manage household chores....
Finalists gear up for the Grand Finale of Our Planet, Our Responsibility
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (129+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Finalists gear up for the Grand Finale of Our Planet, Our Responsibility Finalists of Season 5 of Our Planet, Our Responsibility, jointly organised by…...
Ecology, not politics, determines whether tigers survive
1+ week, 4+ day ago (576+ words) Governments often measure success in years -- the length of an electoral term or an administrative tenure. It is therefore tempting to expect tiger populations to rise noticeably within three, five or even 10 years of a conservation programme. When that does…...
Our forestry policy must be rooted in local evidence
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (650+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Classified loan accounts double as retail defaults surge Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is…...
Rare slow loris critically injured by electrocution in Moulvibazar
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (280+ words) A rare slow loris, locally known as “lajjaboti banor”, is in critical condition after suffering severe electrocution in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj upazila today. The animal was found around 9:00am in the Jerin Tea Garden area by two tea workers -- Khokon Madraji and…...
Mangroves, livelihoods, and Bangladesh’s economic future
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (994+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome What Sufism can teach us about the…...
A growing herd in a shrinking forest
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1341+ words) As elephant numbers grow in the forests of the Mymensingh region, shrinking habitats, blocked migration routes and escalating human-elephant conflict are threatening the future of one of Bangladesh’s last remaining transboundary elephant populations. Nearly 40 elephant calves aged between one and…...
Unregulated dev threatens rare mangrove forest
2+ week, 5+ day ago (441+ words) A rare mangrove forest in Barguna’s Taltali upazila is facing growing pressure from unregulated tourism and attempts at unplanned development, raising concerns over the future of the fragile coastal ecosystem. At low tide, Nidrarchar in Sonakata union appears as a…...
Wildlife conservationist Sitesh Ranjan Deb passes away
3+ week, 2+ day ago (475+ words) Sitesh Ranjan Deb, founding chairman of the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation and a leading figure in the country's wildlife conservation movement, died this morning. He was 75. He breathed his last at 9:05am while being rushed to hospital after his condition suddenly…...
6 months after a poacher’s snare nearly took her leg, a tigress returns to Sundarbans
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (470+ words) She stepped out of the cage slowly, almost reluctantly, as if the six months since the snare had taught her a caution the forest could not immediately undo. Then she walked into the Sundarbans and did not look back. Just…...