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AgrotechOn 22 July 2026 the US Department of Agriculture asked universities and partners to build artificial intelligence tools that pull together images, field data and lab results to find useful plant and seed traits faster.
HealthIn July 2026 Bangladesh's standards body ordered a mango pickle, an ice cream, soft drink powders and several cosmetics from four companies off the market after they failed laboratory tests.
CropsAl Amin of Basail in Tangail planted pomegranates in drums on his roof in 2023 to give his cancer-stricken mother safe fruit; by July 2026 he kept 26 varieties and said grafted saplings earned him Tk 60,000-80,000 a month.
EnvironmentOn 18 July 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned that heavy rain upstream in Assam could push the Teesta, Dharla and Dudhkumar over danger level within two days, while the Kushiyara was already above it at two points.
FisheriesOn 15 July 2026 a python about 8 feet long and weighing 11 kg was caught in fishermen's net in Kalmakanda, Netrokona; the next day the Forest Department rescued it and released it in the Kanthalbari forest near the Lengura border.
EnvironmentOn 15 July 2026 a faction of Jagannath University Chhatra Dal distributed awareness leaflets on campus under the slogan "Green campus, healthy environment, bright future", urging students to help make the university greener.
CropsIn mid-July 2026, Jagonews24 set out why the Asharh-Shraban monsoon is the best time to plant saplings in Bangladesh, while the national tree plantation campaign and tree fairs were under way across the country.
AgribusinessThe broiler descends from the wild red junglefowl of South and Southeast Asia and was shaped by millennia of domestication and 20th-century selective breeding; its fast growth comes from genetics, feed and housing, not hormones.
HealthIn July 2026 public health expert Dr Mushtaq Hossain told BBC Bangla that in a flood there is water everywhere but none fit to drink, one of the biggest public health problems a flood brings.
EnvironmentIn mid-July 2026 a break in the monsoon halted rain across north-west and central India just as kharif crops were being sown, and forecasters linked its length to El Niño.
EnvironmentAs the July 2026 floodwater began to recede in Bandarban municipality, mud and rotting waste left in roads, drains and homes caused a severe stench and raised fears of waterborne disease.
EnvironmentAs rain eased on 11 July 2026, the Raikhyong river in Rangamati's Bilaichhari began to fall and water drained from Baghaichhari, though 1,445 people were still in shelters there.
EnvironmentOn 10 July 2026 the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the rain falling across the country could continue for at least one more day, after three days of downpours had already brought floods and landslides to the Chattogram region.
