The law also defines the duties and responsibilities of the Forest Department, along with general provisions on forest and tree conservation ...

After being reared for several months, 32 critically endangered Bostami turtles (Nilssonia nigricans) hatchlings were released at the Bayezid Bostami Shrine's main pond in Chattogram on 15 January.

Two species of critically endangered tortoises were reintroduced to Bangladesh’s forests last December. Six captive-bred ...

Bangladesh is attempting to conserve and nurture five critically endangered flora species to ensure their healthy population in nature. Currently, these plants are present only in some specific places ...

In response to rising human-elephant conflicts, Bangladesh is planning to declare the elephant habitats in its northeastern parts a protected area for the species. The country is one of the few where ...

In a wildlife sanctuary and national park in Bangladesh, two tree species were recorded for the first time. Getty Images/iStock Photo When searching through the forest for new and unique critters, ...

Communities living around a remote, mountainous forest in southeastern Bangladesh, close to Myanmar, have reported cross-border incidents of elephant poaching for years but there was no confirmed ...

On June 7, 2008, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, then the director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), wrote a strong piece in The Daily Star. In that article, she highlighted the failure ...