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A 30-year-old snake charmer in Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, died after a venomous snake he had just caught bit him as he trained it for a show, and he was taken to a faith healer before reaching hospital.
A 2.3kg 'king hilsa' caught in the Meghna river at Kamalnagar in Lakshmipur has been sold for Tk 10,500.
The governing board of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority has decided to plant a total of 1.25 lakh trees in the country's export processing zones.
Dhaka South City Corporation has handed over and planted 500 saplings on the Dhaka University campus as part of the national tree-planting programme.
A woman in India's Madhya Pradesh survived after a snake bit her five times in two minutes, though she was first taken to a faith healer rather than hospital, a delay doctors say often costs lives.
Tender ash gourd, now easy to find in the markets, makes a rich curry with prawns and coconut milk.
A 12-year-old boy died after being bitten by a snake in his sleep in Alamdanga, Chuadanga, and his family says taking him to faith healers first delayed his arrival at hospital.
A 72-year-old man in China who cut off a cobra's head with a spade was bitten by the severed head five minutes later and spent two months in treatment before recovering.
Watermelon was grown in ancient Egypt some 4,000 years ago, and centuries of cultivation and selection turned a pale, watery fruit from Africa into today's sweet red melon and even Japan's square watermelons.
New York City has set a target of tree cover over about 30 per cent of its area by 2040 to cope with rising heat, building on the MillionTreesNYC programme that planted its millionth tree in 2015.
Watermelon does more than quench thirst: it helps keep the body hydrated and supports heart health, immunity and blood circulation, though it is no substitute for medicine.
The food ministry has begun distributing rice under the Food Friendly Programme, giving 55 lakh cardholders 30 kg a month at Tk 15 a kg for six months.
After weeks of drought, monsoon rain has brought Rajshahi's farmland back to life, and farmers across the district are racing to transplant Aman rice seedlings.
