Animals More Deadly Than Snakes Live All Around You
Amid fear of Russell's viper, a look at everyday creatures that kill more people than snakes, from mosquitoes to dogs.
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Amid fear of Russell's viper, a look at everyday creatures that kill more people than snakes, from mosquitoes to dogs.
A young Nilphamari entrepreneur who bought 10 guppies on a whim during the pandemic now runs an ornamental fish farm worth Tk 4-5 lakh.
The government has decided to buy twice as much antivenom as last year as the spread of Russell's viper causes snake panic across Bangladesh.
A fake healer in Kaliakair halted a snakebite victim's funeral, promising to revive him, then vanished with Tk 15,000 he said was for cowrie shells.
The funeral of a snakebite victim in Kaliakair, Gazipur, was halted after exorcists claimed they could bring him back to life.
Ten hilsa averaging 300 grams turned up in a mosque pond on the island upazila of Hatiya, probably carried in by tidal water.
BNP-leaning senate members at Jahangirnagar University boycotted the administration's tree-planting programme, calling it a show while trees are felled without a master plan.
A six-year-old girl bitten by a snake at home in Sharsha, Jashore, died under treatment in a Khulna hospital.
A young man bitten by a snake in Godagari, Rajshahi, died before reaching hospital after relatives first took him to an exorcist.
The king cobra, which can reach 3-4 metres, is the world's longest venomous snake, while the reticulated python is the longest snake of all.
Large hilsa are turning up in West Bengal fishermen's nets at the start of the season, though small catches keep prices high in Kolkata's markets.
The Dhaka North unit of Bangladesh Krishak League planted 1,000 saplings in Uttara as part of its three-month drive to plant 52 lakh trees.
A Sitakunda farmer who planted 30 mango varieties on abandoned land at the foot of the hills is making good money this season.