EnvironmentHospitals 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.
A 40-year-old woman in Patuakhali died after a snake bit her while she was cooking, despite being given antivenom in hospital.
EnvironmentGopa 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.
Rising salinity is making farmland in coastal Satkhira unusable, pushing farmers out of agriculture while experts urge salt-tolerant varieties and better water management.
Lalbagh thana Chhatra Dal held a tree-planting programme to mark the founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Three cases from Assam show that a snake can still bite hours after it has died, and researchers explain why its venom apparatus stays active.
An eviction drive in Bhawal National Park in Gazipur demolished 61 illegal structures and recovered about one acre of reserved forest land worth nearly Tk 3 crore.
A student writer argues that trees are indispensable to the environment and urges schools, colleges and universities to lead tree-planting drives.
The leaf-cutting weevil that attacks young mango leaves can badly stunt trees, but timely organic, chemical and physical measures can keep it in check.
The Kansat mango market in Chapainawabganj remains busy near the end of the season, but growers say they are not getting fair prices.
A 10-foot python weighing 15 kg was rescued from a paddy field in Gopalpur village of Damurhuda, Chuadanga, after it became tangled in a harvester.
A 12-foot python found under a culvert in Burichang, Cumilla, was caught by a local youth who took it home in a sack, and forest officials say it will be released soon.
Farmers in Fulgazi upazila of Feni have begun planting transplanted Aman rice, a little late, despite repeated weather warnings and the fear of floods.
