Crime

Vantara says lemurs were lawfully acquired amid Bangladesh theft case

Vantara says its lemurs were lawfully acquired and offers records and DNA testing as Bangladesh investigates the reported theft. Vantara, an Indian wildlife facility, said...

Bangladesh’s Sundarbans reopen after three months amid bandit fears

After a three-month conservation closure, forest-dependent communities are returning to the Sundarbans, but fears of extortion and abduction persist. The Sundarbans reopened to fishers, crab...
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Rajshahi groups seek action to halt illegal lead recycling in city

The memorandum cites child lead exposure risks, alleged nighttime battery burning in Paba and calls for mobile courts, monitoring...

DoE demolish illegal lead smelting plant in Dhaka

The DoE fined the illegal facility Tk 200,000 after dismantling furnaces and seizing equipment used for lead production near...

44 held in 80 days as work-starved fishers defy Sundarbans ban again

Forest officials cite manpower shortages and difficult terrain as coastal communities say lost income, household hardship and piracy fears...

Woman detained with 24 Bengal monitor lizards in Khagrachhari town

Fourteen Bengal monitors were found dead in sacks during a wildlife protection drive, while the 10 surviving lizards were...

Nine workers killed in toxic gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

The tragedy has raised fresh questions over workplace safety, regulatory compliance and oversight at Sitakunda’s shipbreaking yards. Nine workers were...

Lion cubs rescued from traffickers relocated to South Africa sanctuary

Two rescued lion cubs have begun a new life at a South African sanctuary as Israeli authorities warn wildlife...