The Sylheti

Have you ever heard of an animal called Kachuga sylhetensis? Can you even guess what this may be? I am sure, you could guess at the least that this has something to do with Sylhet. But an animal that bears the name of Sylhet must be amazing. For a layperson like me to discover that we have an animal named after one of our district was amazing indeed. How fortunate the people of Sylhet must be to have an animal named after their district, I wish we had something named after our district. But that is not to be, and I envy the Sylhety people for their animal..... সম্পূর্ণ লেখাটি সংযুক্ত ফাইলে দেখুন

Tanguar Haor: Spending our seed money

In aiding and abetting the destruction of our wetlands and wilderness, we are only pushing the human race further towards the brink of destruction, writes Ronald Halder

A video documentary 'Tanguar Haor' by Dr Ronald Halder will be screened at IDB Auditorium, IDB Bhaban, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, on September 30 at 4:00pm, followed by a discussion session on conservation and management of Tanguar Haor, organized by the IUCN Bangladesh Country Office. ..... সম্পূর্ণ লেখাটি সংযুক্ত ফাইলে দেখুন

Tanguar Haor and a few thoughts

Have you ever stopped to consider the fact that although Bangladesh has some of the world's largest water bodies, yet we import fishes from India and Myanmar? Why? What is happening to our river system? What is happening to our wetlands? Where has all the fishes gone from our river system?... সম্পূর্ণ লেখাটি সংযুক্ত ফাইলে দেখুন