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#Perspective / In the heart of Dhaka, Durga comes home

At Dhakeshwari Temple, Durga Puja unfolds with devotion despite inflation, idol vandalism, and societal strain. Priests replace excess with simplicity, chanting for peace, wisdom, and unity, proving the festival endures as a sacred act of resilience and hope.

The cost of habitat loss: Casualties rise amid human-elephant conflict

The recent death of 36-year-old welder Ali Akbar, who was killed by an elephant which intruded onto his property, has left his loved ones in deep mourning and hardship. Akbar, a resident of Shah Mirpur in Chattogram’s Karnaphuli upazila, was the primary provider for his family.

Elephant rescued in Narayanganj after viral torture video sparks outrage

Forest officials today successfully rescued an elephant which was seen in a video being brutally tortured by some individuals in Cumilla's Debidwar

CREATIVE NONFICTION / Vinayeki

Oh that angelic call, yet I cannot respond. I cannot open my mouth in fear of the burning pain overpowering my senses.

Elephant trapped in muddy swamp, rescued after 16 hours

An elephant calf which got trapped in a muddy swamp has been rescued by locals in collaboration with forest officials after 16 hours.

Elephant rescued in Lohagara dies

An elephant which was rescued from a ditch by forest officials on Friday afternoon passed away last night.

Elephant calf struggles to live

When an elephant calf fell down from a 150 feet high hill on March 24, at Khaleque'r Ghona of Sharafbhata union under Rangunia upazila, other elephants in its herd frantically tried to pull it back up and take it along with them.

Extortion: Elephant halts traffic on busy Airport Road

Once upon a time city people have to go to the zoo or out into the jungle to see elephants. But now, people can find elephants, most of them in a sorry state, on many city streets as they are used for collecting money from the commuters. Take for example, people commuting through the Airport Road are seen panicking, when their vehicles were barred by an elephant, creating havoc on the road near Kuril flyover in Dhaka.

Trapped baby elephant rescued in Sherpur

A baby elephant which got trapped in abandoned well in Dudhnoi border area of Jhenigati upazila early yesterday has been rescued.

April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018

Elephant calf struggles to live

When an elephant calf fell down from a 150 feet high hill on March 24, at Khaleque'r Ghona of Sharafbhata union under Rangunia upazila, other elephants in its herd frantically tried to pull it back up and take it along with them.

October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017

Extortion: Elephant halts traffic on busy Airport Road

Once upon a time city people have to go to the zoo or out into the jungle to see elephants. But now, people can find elephants, most of them in a sorry state, on many city streets as they are used for collecting money from the commuters. Take for example, people commuting through the Airport Road are seen panicking, when their vehicles were barred by an elephant, creating havoc on the road near Kuril flyover in Dhaka.

August 16, 2016
August 16, 2016

Trapped baby elephant rescued in Sherpur

A baby elephant which got trapped in abandoned well in Dudhnoi border area of Jhenigati upazila early yesterday has been rescued.

July 21, 2016
July 21, 2016

India to bring back washed away elephant

India is to bring back a wild elephant which was washed away by the Brahmaputra last month and reached a sandbar in Kurigram district, reports The Times of India.

June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016

[WATCH] Arnold Schwarzenegger gets charged by elephant

The "Terminator" star shared a video of the incident on YouTube on Tuesday and wrote: "I couldn't have written this safari encounter better if it was a movie".

May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016

Video catches baby elephant rescue in Sri Lanka

A young elephant is rescued from an uncovered drain in Sri Lanka's southern port of Hambantota. The calf appears to have fallen into a drain on the main road leading to the port.

March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016

Rampaging elephants kill 5 villagers in India

Five people have been killed by wild elephants that went on the rampage, triggering panic in a village in eastern India.

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

Wild elephant goes on rampage in Indian town

A wild elephant went on an hours-long rampage in a town in eastern India on Wednesday, damaging about 100 homes, shops and other buildings, a state minister said.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

Tanzania poachers kill British pilot

A British helicopter pilot has been shot dead by elephant poachers in Tanzania, the conservation charity for which he was working has said.

October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015

Baby elephant, baby Giraffe are the cutest 2 peas in a pod

Besties don't have to be the same height or speak the same language. Heck, they don't even have to be the same species.