61 wild birds, 2 turtles rescued
The wildlife crime control unit of the forest department on Friday rescued 61 wild birds and two turtles from a weekly bird market in Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur-1 area.
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Forest department rescues 50 wild birds in Mirpur-1
The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the forest department on Friday rescued 50 wild birds from different pet shops and kitchen market areas of Mirpur-1 in Dhaka.
China, EU suspend Brazil chicken imports over bird flu
China and the European Union have suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, the world鈥檚 biggest exporter of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in the South American country, officials said Friday...
Foreign birds allegedly looted from mini zoo in overnight raid in city
A group of young people reportedly stormed the Fikamoli Centre, where a licensed mini zoo is located in the capital鈥檚 Hatirpool area, and looted foreign birds while also demanding extortion money during an overnight raid between early Tuesday and the following morning...
In early need of oversight on illicit trade in birds online
ILLICIT trade in wildlife, mostly native and exotic birds, especially online, worryingly continues to thrive as the authorities have almost no oversight on the matter. A dearth of human resources and technical and other logistic supports needed to stop the illegal trade in rare and endangered bird species is glaring. The Wildlife Crime Control Unit, which has only six people...
Illegal bird trade thrives online
An illicit trade in native and exotic birds in the country is thriving online in absence of monitoring as the department of forest officials cite a dearth of human resources and technological and other logistical support necessary to effectively do the task.聽聽
People can spread bird flu to their cats, US study suggests
A study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences....
Restoring Dhaka鈥檚 wetlands
WHEN was the last time you swam in Dhaka city, enjoyed a sunset to the sound of crickets, or marvelled at birds descending on a lake brimming with Water Lily? If your answer is a disheartened 鈥榥ever,鈥� you are not alone. The fact that so many of us have stopped associating urban life with nature speaks volumes of how far we have drifted from our ecological...
Killing migratory birds goes rampant in Rajshahi
With water decreasing in the Padma River, poachers are hunting migratory birds with 鈥榩oison baits鈥� in char land of the river in Rajshahi and selling those in the city...
US reports first human death from bird flu
The patient, aged over 65, had been hospitalised in the southern state since at least mid-December, when the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced it as the country鈥檚 first serious case of human infection from the H5N1 virus...
Bird flu mutates inside US patient, raising concern
The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalised in the United States has mutated to become better adapted to human airways...
Multiple bird flu cases detected across England
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said that 鈥榝urther鈥� cases of bird flu were detected in Norfolk, east England and East Riding of Yorkshire, northeast England in the past week...
World Retina Day observed
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Sunday observed the World Retina Day 2024 with the theme 鈥楲ove your retina, protect your eyes鈥�...
First fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu identified: WHO
The World Health Organization said Wednesday a person in Mexico had died in the first confirmed human case globally of infection with the H5N2 variant of bird flu.
US reports second human case of bird flu tied to dairy cow outbreak
A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced on Wednesday, less then two months after the first one as an outbreak of the disease circulates widely among dairy cows.....
Bird flu virus fragments found in pasteurised milk
United States health authorities on Tuesday said that they had discovered fragments of bird flu virus in the nation鈥檚 pasteurised cow milk supply during the course of a large study, but the samples likely posed no health risk to humans...
H5N1 strain of bird flu found in milk: WHO
The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said on Friday, though how long the...
Human cases of bird flu 鈥榓n enormous concern鈥�, says WHO
The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an 鈥榚xtraordinarily high鈥� mortality rate...