Environment
Special Ward Opens for Treating Snakebite Patients
Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital has opened a specialised ward for snakebite patients to reduce deaths and ensure rapid treatment.
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Crops
A Green School of Life
Kamrul Ehsan Chandan, a cancer patient in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, has built a garden that has become a green school of life for his neighbours.
Environment
Saplings Bought With Tiffin Money Distributed in Cumilla
Saplings bought with students' tiffin money were distributed at Majhigachha Aktaruzzaman High School in Cumilla Sadar.
Environment
18-Foot Python Rescued in Rangamati
The Forest Department rescued an 18-foot python in Barkal, Rangamati, and released it in the Barkal Reserve Forest the same evening.
Crops
Elephants Made Strangers in Their Own Land as Encroachers Seize Garo Hills
Herds of wild elephants are coming down from the Garo hills into villages in Sherpur every evening in search of food, as encroachers shrink the forest.
Environment
Short of Food in the Forest, Monkeys Head for Villages in Groups
Around 400 monkeys in the Santoshpur forest of Phulbaria in Mymensingh are leaving the forest in groups in search of food, raiding crops and villages.
Environment
Forest Department Fails to Find Padma Crocodile, Alert Continues
Forest officials in Rajshahi have failed to find a freshwater crocodile photographed on a Padma river char and believe it has moved into the main river.
EnvironmentMadinah Municipality launches Green City Initiative to plant 2.1 million trees
The Madinah Municipality has launched a Green City Initiative that aims to plant 2.1 million trees across the Saudi city, the Saudi Press Agency reported on 20 October 2025, with smart tags to monitor each tree.
Vegetables
Selling Pumpkin Flowers Brings Extra Income in Magura
In Magura, villagers such as Zaheda Begum are earning extra money by picking male pumpkin flowers from their yards and selling them in town.
Environment
Dead Crocodile With Rope Around Its Neck Found Floating in Mongla
The forest department has recovered a dead crocodile with a rope tied around its neck from the Narkeltala canal in Mongla.
Fisheries
Hilsa Being Caught in West Bengal After Ban Ends
Trawlers from the Sundarbans and Digha in West Bengal are landing larger hilsa since an 11-day government ban on fishing was lifted.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Rajbari's Shibrampur With Song
Thousands of open-billed storks are breeding in a family garden at Shibrampur in Rajbari, where owners and villagers guard them and ask the government to make it a sanctuary.
Environment
Cats' Dark Chapter in Europe, and Their Role as Lucky Charms at Sea
Once burned in medieval Europe as agents of evil, cats found a new life aboard ships, where sailors came to see them as bringers of good luck.