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The mahseer question: Saving a fish, saving the river

The mahseer question: Saving a fish, saving the river

Mahseer, once rulers of fast-flowing rivers, are vanishing in Bangladesh due to habitat loss, neglect, and short-term human choices. Yet the real tragedy is not just their disappearance, but that...

The forgotten rhinos that once roamed the Bengal floodplain

The forgotten rhinos that once roamed the Bengal floodplain

A flock of Khoaj or Khoaj Khijir or Pied Avocet in Mukhtaria Khal near Hatiya. Photo: Courtesy

The invisible migrants: Why Bangladesh must protect its smallest winter visitors

Red narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla rubra). Photo: Courtesy

Winter breeding of the red narrow-mouthed frog in Bangladesh: An unusual ecological strategy?

A wild fishing cat pauses at the edge of an urban wetland — a rare survivor in Dhaka’s shrinking marshes. Photo: Almas Zaman

The last of them: Mammals in Dhaka’s ever-expanding urban sprawl

As we become an increasingly urbanised population, we must acknowledge values of natural spaces falling out of conservation focus. Photos: JG Hakim.

The untold story of a little-known urban forest

An around 160 kg baghair caught in the Shurma River and displayed in a market in Sylhet. Photos: Collected

Baghair: The vanishing kings of our rivers

The mighty electric eel, South America’s living battery, can unleash jolts strong enough to stun a human. Photos: Collected

The secret language of electric fish

This 18 April 2025, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a rhododendron in bloom on Long Island, NY Gardeners can transplant spring- and early summer-blooming plants like rhododendrons in fall but should wait until spring to relocate late-summer and fall bloomers. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

Proper timing key to successful shrub transplants, experts advise

Alocasia ‘frydek’ flaunts dark, shield-like leaves tattooed with white thunderbolt venations.

Alocasia: Elephant’s Ear in the Garden

Delicate yet purposeful, damselflies control insect populations, helping reduce mosquitoes and other pests naturally. Photos: Collected

Observing dragonflies and damselflies in Bangladesh

Fishers released the shark after it was photographed. Photo: Garvin Watson and Parismina Domus Dei. Parismina Limón Bar, Costa Rica

First of its kind bright orange shark caught and released on Costa Rican coast

Photos: Adhip Aditya

Whale migration in Australia: Witnessing nature’s marvel