Crops
Swarnalata, a vine rich in medicinal properties, is disappearing
Swarnalata, the parasitic giant dodder long used in herbal medicine, is disappearing from the Bangladeshi countryside as its host trees are pruned or lost.
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Bangladesh
AgribusinessHilsa up Tk 200 to 300 a kg in a week at Dhaka markets, other fish dearer
On 5 September 2025, hilsa over one kilo sold for Tk 2,600 to 3,000 a kg in several Dhaka markets. Jagonews24 reported the price had risen by Tk 200 to 300 a kg in a week, and other fish had also become dearer.
EnvironmentTangail records 535 snakebite patients and two deaths in seven months
Hospitals in Tangail admitted 535 snakebite patients in the seven months to early September 2025 and two of them died, the civil surgeon's office said, as the families of the dead alleged they had to buy antivenom outside the hospital.
Crops
Woman dies of snakebite in her kitchen in Patuakhali
A 40-year-old woman in Patuakhali died after a snake bit her while she was cooking, despite being given antivenom in hospital.
Fisheries
Salted hilsa being prepared at the end of the season
Traders in Chandpur are salting hilsa and boxing its roe at the end of the season, though a poor supply has cut the amount being stored.
Crops
Indonesian avocado being grown in Mirsarai
A young farm entrepreneur in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has harvested more than 500 kg of avocado from trees brought from Indonesia and sells the fruit at Tk 800 a kg.
EnvironmentHousewife dies of snakebite at night in Sitakunda, Chattogram
Gopa Ghosh, 47, was bitten by a snake on the night of 3 September 2025 on her way to the toilet behind her home in East Syedpur, Sitakunda, and was declared dead at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
Fruits
US expatriate buys pair of hilsa for Tk 16,000
Two large hilsa caught in the Padma at Goalanda were sold on to an expatriate living in the United States for Tk 15,950.
Agribusiness
One hilsa sells for Tk 6,000
A hilsa weighing 2.1 kg caught in the Bay of Bengal sold for Tk 6,090 in Kalapara, Patuakhali.
Crops
Salinity threatens the survival of coastal farming
Rising salinity is making farmland in coastal Satkhira unusable, pushing farmers out of agriculture while experts urge salt-tolerant varieties and better water management.
Crops
Silver sticks of the golden fibre bring prosperity to households
Women in Ishwardi's Muladuli union strip jute fibre in return for the jute sticks, which they sell or keep as fuel for the year.
Environment
Lalbagh Thana Chhatra Dal Plants Trees to Mark BNP's Founding Anniversary
Lalbagh thana Chhatra Dal held a tree-planting programme to mark the founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
FruitsBanana, apple, orange, grapes and dates: what each fruit offers for quick energy
In September 2025 Jagonews24 suggested five fruits for different times of the day, from a morning banana to dates around exercise. Here is what U.S. nutrition data and health bodies say each one contains, and who should be careful.