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In Bangladesh, rapid village expansion shrinks wetlands, forcing fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) closer to humans. This triggers human-cat conflicts occurring every two weeks, with over ...
Bangladesh, nestled in the heart of South Asia, is a country shaped by rivers, wetlands, and the life-giving power of water.
Fishing on the Naf River is critical for the livelihoods of communities in southern BangladeshValeria Mongelli The trickling sound of the Naf River, which separates Bangladesh from Myanmar, echoes ...
TEKNAF, Bangladesh, January 31 (UNHCR) - Along one of the world's longest stretches of sandy beach, groups of men brace themselves every night for the adventure ahead. They roll up their longyi, a ...
Hasan and his team of reporters juggle day jobs as labourers and seamstresses to report on their remote community.
According to trawler owners and fishermen, at least 39 fishermen were abducted by the Arakan Army in the past four days alone. Since 5 August, a total of 46 fishermen have been taken along with seven ...
The indiscriminate use of gillnets by fishers in Bangladesh has become a major threat to the two freshwater dolphin species found there: the Ganga River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) and the ...
Bagerhat, Aug. 4 -- The Bangladesh Navy has detained 14 Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler for illegally entering and fishing in Bangladeshi waters in the Bay of Bengal.
A fishing cat, locally known as mechho bagh, was caught early Friday (29 August) in a farmer's trap in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram after repeatedly preying on chickens from his farm. The cat was ...
Bangladesh's interim government lifted the ban in February, allowing fishing within Bangladesh's waters between 8 a.m. and 4 pm local time.
Bangladesh's interim government lifted the ban in February, allowing fishing within Bangladesh's waters between 8am and 4pm, local time. Lifting the ban brought fishermen in the area a lot of relief, ...