Squirrels of Bangladesh

As other animal, Squirrels are also going to extinct. There is a rhyme, written by the national poet of Bangladesh about squirrel, named ‘Katbirali’. It says “squirrels, do you eat guava? Do you eat lemon?” We know that the squirrels damage our fruits in trees. However, they do not have sufficient to eat though because […]

The Common Kingfisher (Machranga)

            It is common in Bangladesh to see a bird in a little pond stand on a stick and waiting to catch a fish. The bird is called Machranga in bangla but the english name is Commom Kingfisher. The combination of blue in its body attracts everyone. This is very fast bird which has a […]

Lend a Hand

     A group students from zoology department in Chittagong University are researching about these tortoises. The goal of this group is to increase the number of tortoises, give them right place and proper care. I think if they take it seriously, the number of tortoises will increase. One think I would like to say that, […]

Surprising

     Surprising news is some people tried to kill this rare species. In 2004, some people mixed poison in the pond. All fish had died, but fortunately the tortoises did not die by poisoning. After I visited the place I realized that it is very easy to do any harm for these tortoises. I was […]

Real Picture

Last Sunday I visited Bayazid Bostami and took these two pictures. I was surprised to see that numerous people came to feed the tortoises. People were busy to feed the tortoises. Food was scattered here and there, no one was caring about the environment. One person said these tortoises do not need any care because […]

About me

        My name is Tortoise. I live in a small pond in Chittagong cantonment. My ancestors were living in this area since 1200 years.        Every day many people visit me. They feed me, and sometimes I get bored by eating lots of food. No one cares for me. Even they do not […]

Believe

  All tortoises live in a small pond. One priest of this mazar said that the authority presumes 400-500 tortoises are in this pond. People use the same water to wash before praying. Local people call mazaris to the tortoises, and they think these tortoises have some superiority. People believe if anyone wishes anything by […]

I am the Only One

Can you believe this tortoise is one of the extinct species in the wild? People can find it only in Chittagong, Bangladesh. There is a story about this tortoise. Hazarat Bayazid Bostami was a spiritual person in Chittagong. He did many religious activities for Muslims. People say he could give punishment to evil if they […]

Make a Sanctuary

a.abcnews.com free                                                       a.abcnews.com Some people of Bandorban gave proposal to the government to make a sanctuary for elephants. Shelim Chowdhuary gives some proposed to make a sanctuary and to demurrage to the people who are affected by elephants. He mentioned 2 points Ø  To make sanctuary for elephants: Bangladesh government has 5760 acres reserve […]

Attention

                                                         http://www.dailykos.com Shelim Chowdhury, who lives in Bandorban, said that in 2002, an elephant created extra attention when it died after being affected by anthrax. Many high positions’ people visited this area where the elephant died. Mr. Chowdhury said “I was so surprised to see the sympathy for an elephant. The irony of fate is […]