Natural resources

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Stone extraction resumes at Madhyapara mine after explosives shortage halted production
Md Quamrul Islam Rubaiyat
12 July 2026, 20:06 PM Natural resources
She was in no hurry to leave the crate. Forest officials shouted, splashed water and waited nearly an hour before she finally stepped out. Photo: Habibur Rahman
6 months after a poacher’s snare nearly took her leg, a tigress returns to Sundarbans
Dipankar Roy
12 July 2026, 17:38 PM Wildlife
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Forest Department sues 4 over Barishal fox killings
Our correspondent , Barishal
12 July 2026, 16:46 PM Wildlife
The elephant, estimated to be between 20 and 25 years old, died around 9:45am. Photo: Collected
Injured elephant dies after 200 ft fall in Teknaf
Our Correspondent, Cox's Bazar
12 July 2026, 16:15 PM Wildlife
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Wild elephant injured after falling from hill
Staff Correspondent, Cox’s Bazar
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM Wildlife
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Elephant critically injured after falling from 200-foot hill in Teknaf
Staff Correspondent, Cox's Bazar
11 July 2026, 20:01 PM Wildlife
The langur was rescued from Faridpur village in the Ruhia area after local residents informed the Forest Department. Photos: Star
Black-faced langur rescued in Thakurgaon
Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon
11 July 2026, 19:38 PM Wildlife
Bangladesh private power contracts
Sovereign guarantees tie govt’s hands on private power deals: Energy minister
Star Online Report
8 July 2026, 19:58 PM Energy
jet fuel price reduction in Bangladesh 2026
Jet fuel price drops by Tk 19.22 per litre for domestic airlines
BSS, Dhaka
7 July 2026, 20:08 PM Energy
Bangladesh looks for new LNG suppliers
Bangladesh looks for alternative LNG sources as QatarEnergy cuts 2026 deliveries
Reuters, Dhaka
6 July 2026, 20:45 PM Energy
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Wildlife decline may lead to 'empty landscape'

Populations of some of the world's largest wild animals are dwindling, raising the threat of an "empty landscape", say scientists.
4 May 2015, 06:08 AM
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Demand for rubber ‘threatens forest’

The global demand for rubber tyres is threatening protected forests in Southeast Asia, according to a study.
19 April 2015, 05:26 AM
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China's Ili Pika: The 'magic bunny' goes viral

Everyone on social media is talking about China's "magic bunny", the cutest endangered animal that you have never heard of
27 March 2015, 14:21 PM
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UK's first big hedgehog sanctuary

First large-scale hedgehog sanctuary in the UK is being opened in Soilhull
17 March 2015, 05:44 AM