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HealthIn the first seven days of November, 12,580 people caught dengue and 39 died. Experts say a changing climate is lengthening the mosquito breeding season, and repeat infections are raising the risk of death.
HealthAn icddr,b and Stanford study found lead leaching from locally made aluminium pots into cooked rice. Bangladesh has no lead standard for such cookware; BSTI says a safety standard will now be drawn up.
Daily lifeTo stop fraud, Bangladesh's Election Commission will accept national ID correction requests only from a mobile number registered in the applicant's name and is in talks with BTRC to verify numbers; one number can now file eight requests.
FisheriesAbout 333 tonnes of fish change hands daily at Keshabpur, Jashore, and 30,381 of the upazila's 37,631 tonnes in 2025-26 went elsewhere, but traders and workers say roads, drinking water and digital scales are lacking.
AgribusinessFamilies in Alkirhat and Sutiakathi in Nesarabad, Pirojpur, have for generations made brushes and doormats from coconut coir. The goods sell in Dhaka, but artisans earn only Tk 300-500 a day.
EnvironmentA Tk 1,203.73 crore project for tube wells, rainwater harvesting and latrines in 123 upazilas of 16 districts in the Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions goes before ECNEC on 25 October; experts urge alternatives to groundwater.
FruitsAt the district's biggest dragon fruit orchard, in Bajitpur, Rajbari Sadar, each plant has borne 10-12 kg; at the peak of the season about 2,000 kg are picked daily and sold wholesale at Tk 150 a kilogram.
CropsTauhidul Islam Shaheen of Sadullapur, Gaibandha, has planted 11 rice varieties, including Kanthali, hybrid Chinigura, Jamuna and long basmati, on six acres this Aman season, aiming to produce quality seed for himself and neighbouring farmers.
VegetablesMomota Begum, 30, of Hatkhola in Joypurhat's Panchbibi, gathers wild greens, banana stem and banana flower from the fields and walks about 10 km to sell them door to door in Hili, Dinajpur; with her husband long gone, she is her family's only earner.
VegetablesPotatoes that cost Tk 19-20 a kg once storage and transport are paid sell for Tk 14; the district's 19 cold stores still hold about 105,000 tonnes, and growers want an export push.
HealthSince mid-March more than 9,000 people in Chattogram have had measles and 29 have died, 21 of them children; nine city wards and many upazilas are hotspots, and a shortage of kits means most samples go untested.
EnvironmentA day after cracks appeared near Sureshwar fish market in Naria, Shariatpur, about 20 metres of the three-year-old Padma bank-protection embankment slid into the river on Thursday evening.
FisheriesFor the 8-29 October ban, Chandpur will set up five temporary police camps in its 70 km sanctuary, block canal mouths and shut ice factories; 41,390 fishers in the district will get 25 kg of food aid each.
