Wild Life

Around 30 birds electrocuted at Benapole port

19 January 2026, 14:04 PM Wild Life

Rescued Sundarbans tigress showing signs of recovery

7 January 2026, 14:35 PM Wild Life

Student group rescues Himalayan Griffon vulture in Gaibandha

5 January 2026, 15:32 PM Wild Life

In haors, long winter nights hide the hunt for migratory birds

24 December 2025, 07:58 AM Wild Life

Wildlife enthusiasts protest surge in bird hunting

12 December 2025, 14:04 PM Wild Life

Nature Quest / Our reef at risk

4 December 2025, 18:25 PM Wild Life

A Hanuman langur sits on the railing of the Batiaghata bridge in Khulna, its long tail trailing behind. Forced into human spaces by shrinking forests and scarce food, it scans the roadside trees for fruit.

11 September 2025, 18:38 PM

Gracing our golden fields …

A flock of spotted doves soars gracefully over the golden-green Aush paddy fields of Bogura’s Sariakandi, where the season’s crop is ripening.

4 September 2025, 18:43 PM

The slow ‘snail-blazers’…

PHOTO: TANVIR JUBAIR .THE SLOW ‘SNAIL-BLAZERS’… A Bradybaenid snail edges carefully along a damp branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil,. Bradybaenidae, often called Asian land snails, are found across East and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, inhabiting moist forests, scrublands and gard

28 August 2025, 19:38 PM

Flames beneath the waves

A stunning moonglow or burrowing anemone sways like a living flame in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.

21 August 2025, 19:34 PM

Waltzing in the wetlands

A pheasant-tailed jacana, known as ‘jol moyur’ in Bangla, soars over a tranquil wetland in Chuadanga.

14 August 2025, 19:37 PM

Nature Quest: Guardians of the night

An oriental bay owl stares wide-eyed right into the camera as it was spotted in Chattogram’s Hazirikhil Wildlife Sanctuary.

7 August 2025, 20:04 PM

Wings wide open

A peacock pansy spreads its glorious wings while resting on a flower in Chattogram’s Banshkhali tea garden.

31 July 2025, 18:39 PM

Nature’s own pesticide…

An oriental hornet having lunch near the National Press Club in Dhaka.

24 July 2025, 18:28 PM

Elephant hits moving train inside Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary, video goes viral

A video of the incident, which took place around 10:30pm, has gone viral on social media

23 July 2025, 07:54 AM

Nature quest: Rainy day Rituals

With rain setting the scene, three Indian white-eyes enjoy a communal bath in Chattogram’s Hazarikhil -- a ritual among birds to build social bonds.

17 July 2025, 18:39 PM

The ocean lounger

A coral hawkfish rests on a coral, thus the name, in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.

10 July 2025, 18:40 PM

Nature Quest: The sky turns cobalt

A flock of Grey-headed Swamphens takes off in unison, scattering across the wetlands of Tanguar Haor.

3 July 2025, 18:34 PM

Saviours of the swamps

A yellow monitor lizard slithers through a waterbody in Khulna’s Bilpabla. Also known as the golden monitor, these reptiles are found across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and parts of Pakistan.

26 June 2025, 19:16 PM

Baby’s day out

An olive ridley hatchling swims into the Bay of Bengal after hatching on the shores of Saint Martin’s Island - one of the last remaining nesting grounds for marine turtles,

19 June 2025, 18:38 PM

NATURE QUEST

A male Baya weaver, or Babui pakhi, weaves a hanging nest on a tree in Chattogram’s Anowara.

12 June 2025, 19:25 PM

Guardians of the blue

A coral in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island shows early signs of bleaching -- a phenomenon where coral loses its vibrant colour and turns white due to stress from rising sea temperatures or other environmental changes.

29 May 2025, 18:31 PM

Wings of azure

An Indo-Chinese roller, locally known as ‘Neelkantha’, carrying food in its beak for chicks patiently waiting in their nest, built inside the cavity of a tree in Sreemangal.

22 May 2025, 18:07 PM

Forest marbles …

A magnificent marbled cat spotted in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary. First recorded in Bangladesh in 2014, these rare and elusive felines inhabit the dense evergreen forests of Sylhet, Chattogram, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

15 May 2025, 18:02 PM

Whistlers of the woods

PHOTO: KAMOL DAS.WHISTLERS OF THE WOODS … A blue-capped rock thrush perched on a broken tree branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary. One of South Asia’s most striking migratory songbirds, these birds breed in the Himalayan ranges and journey south during winter. They favour

8 May 2025, 18:05 PM

Injured elephant treated, released in Sherpur forest

A female elephant that had sustained injuries was released in the forest under Madhutila Range area in Sherpur after it was treated by forest officials.

1 May 2025, 14:55 PM