Students formed a human chain in front of National Press Club demanding cancellation of creative questions in examination yesterday

22 Sep 2016, 12:00 am0

Tiger population marks rise

bdnews24.com :It had been a disappointing 100 years for the majestic cats. Around 100,000 tigers still lived in the wild in the 1990s, but 97 percent were lost in a century of constant decline.But their numbers were finally on the rise, marking a turning point for the tigers’ plight against poaching and loss of habitat. There are now 3,890 tigers, which is 700 more than the figure from 2010 when the population was estimated to be 3,200. The figure was...

12 Apr 2016, 12:00 am