Rubber plantation began here in 1986 on the forest land that the Bangladesh Forest Department leased to BFIDC. BFIDC then established these plantations by clearing sal forest patches. However ...

By Mujib Mashal Reporting from Dhaka, Bangladesh Around sunset during the ... It was hosted at a rooftop restaurant by Gono Odhikar Parishad, a small party born of an earlier wave of student ...

To mitigate human-animal conflicts in the State, the Forest department will ensure food and water availability to wild animals inside forests, said Chief Wildlife Warden Pramod G. Krishnan.

The process of defining and identifying forest areas is inherently tied to the politics of power and authority. The state, the forest department ... Although Bangladesh has a relatively small ...

In February, during the flowering time of black cumin (Nigella sativa), beekeeper Pavel Hossen set up an apiary on leased ...

The Forest Department will tighten checking at Poondi, the starting point of trekking to the Vellingiri hills, after videos of pilgrims carrying saplings of random tree species and planting them ...

'Geographically we are at risk due to being surrounded by three lands with tectonic activities with the boundary of Bangladesh, it is about 100-150 kilometres. Even in north we have the Eurasian ...

By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat Reporting from Taraganj and Dhaka in Bangladesh The extremists began by asserting control over women’s bodies. In the political vacuum that has emerged after the ...

Gono Odhikar Parishad has announced a nationwide sit-in and mass signature campaign, including in Dhaka, demanding a ban on the Awami League and justice for alleged mass killings. The party's ...

In order to boost tourism, the Pune forest department has launched a grassland safari in Boramani village, Solapur. The safari offers visitors a chance to witness wolves, Indian jackals, Bengal ...

If the tide recedes, firefighting efforts must be halted. To address this issue, the Forest Department is planning to excavate large ponds within the Sundarbans to serve as permanent water sources.