Muntasir Akash

An around 160 kg baghair caught in the Shurma River and displayed in a market in Sylhet. Photos: Collected
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Baghair: The vanishing kings of our rivers

The mighty electric eel, South America’s living battery, can unleash jolts strong enough to stun a human. Photos: Collected
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The secret language of electric fish

Alocasia ‘frydek’ flaunts dark, shield-like leaves tattooed with white thunderbolt venations.
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Alocasia: Elephant’s Ear in the Garden

Delicate yet purposeful, damselflies control insect populations, helping reduce mosquitoes and other pests naturally. Photos: Collected
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Observing dragonflies and damselflies in Bangladesh

According to Richard Lydekker, the Burmese subspecies of banteng once ranged across Mainland Southeast Asia and the Archipelago, with its northwestern limits extending into the Chittagong Hill Tracts. PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA
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Banteng’s vanishing act: Fact, fiction and forgotten wildlife

Photo: Collected
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Small bugs, big business: Bangladesh’s exotic invertebrates trade risks native species

Spotting tigers, missing links: What’s undermining tiger conservation in Bangladesh?
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Spotting tigers, missing links: What’s undermining tiger conservation in Bangladesh?

Leopard on a hill overlooking Mumbai. To what extent do we imagine human-wildlife coexistence in Bangladesh, if not the same? PHOTO: STEVE WINTER/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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From image to inaction: The pitfalls of celebrating rare wildlife sightings in Bangladesh

The Green Peafowl was once a Hill Tracts resident. Photo: Collected
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Rewilding peafowls: Testing commitment, science and community engagement

Disappearances of hog badgers are quiet, undocumented and usually unnoticed. PHOTO: GARY KINARD
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While no one is watching, farms are uprooting our hog badgers

This shanda-hype reflects how we treat the natural world: as a menu to pick from, not a system to live within. PHOTO: INATURALIST
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The shanda is not your next street food

At Meherun Children’s Park and Mini Zoo at Damurhuda upazila, a Fishing Cat and a German Shepherd were kept in adjoining cages. Photo taken recently. PHOTO: MUNTASIR AKASH
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Illegal zoos, caged lives and blistering heat: The silent suffering of Bangladesh’s Fishing Cats

Numerous case studies show how wildlife photography can drive conservation gains. Let's focus on the positives. Photo: Muntasir Akash
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From shadows to spotlight: How photography put Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary on the map