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White rhinoceros (male) in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia. Photo: Wikipedia

World Rhino Day highlights fight to protect five rhino species

Observed internationally on 22 September since 2011, World Rhino Day highlights efforts to protect the habitats of the world’s five rhino species and curb demand for rhino horn.

A young Mock Viper peacefully resting on a leaf. It is the only snake we had seen during 2 nights in Lawachhara. Photo: Collected

Lawachhara National Park: A wildlife treasure that needs serious conservation management

Purbachal’s remaining Sal forest, surrounded by rapid urban development. Can this isolated patch remain a meaningful wildlife habitat in the future? PHOTO: SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN

Are we asking the right questions in Bangladesh wildlife conservation?

Gitchak nakana, an aquifer-dwelling, small, blind loach and close relative of the familiar gutum mach, described in February 2026 from a single dug out well in Asam. Its scientific name follows the Garo language, literally meaning, 'red blind fish'.

On the fish living underground

A flash of electric blue and a tail that defies proportion — the red-billed blue magpie commands the Shivapuri mornings. PHOTO: MD ARIF HOSSAIN PRODHAN

What you seek is seeking you: A morning at Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park

Into the world of macro photography

Into the world of macro photography

Aerial view of our camp, looks like an indigenous village knitted by dense Amazon forest from a movie set. Photo: Rafia Mahjabin

Two weeks in the Amazon studying fantastic beasts

A pair of Little Tern attending chicks. Photo: Courtesy

A date with the summer breeding ground-dwelling waders of the Padma River

The Emerald Cuckoo, a summer breeder in Bangladesh, develops metallic green plumage in males. The coloration comes with a mixture of gold and cobalt iridescence.

Chasing two Cuckoos that read my mind

A bloom on Palash tree. Photo: Inam Ahmed/TBS

Spring’s fiery feast: How Bangladesh’s showy blossoms sustain wildlife

The Vanishing Jungle revisited: Wildlife, history, and conservation in Bangladesh

The Vanishing Jungle revisited: Wildlife, history, and conservation in Bangladesh

A black-legged kittiwake on its ledge nest. Unlike most gulls, kittiwakes have evolved so thoroughly for open ocean life. Photos: Muntasir Akash

Birds that belong to no shore

War and wildlife: How conflict mediates extinction

War and wildlife: How conflict mediates extinction