The BBC has found evidence that people in the UK belong to an international network, thousands strong, that shares, sells and sometimes makes videos of cats and kittens being tortured.
Five simple, low-cost desi ideas for turning a small city balcony into a comfortable, attractive corner.
Aarong will stop giving free shopping bags from 1 September to encourage eco-friendly habits and cut single-use packaging.
The reconditioned car importers' association BARVIDA planted several hundred fruit, timber and medicinal trees at United Medical College and along the roads beside it in Dhaka.
A 45-year-old housewife, Ranu Begum, died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Matlab Dakshin, Chandpur.
A nine-year-old boy, Ariful Islam, died of a venomous snakebite in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, after being taken first to a local ojha.
With half of Shraban gone, now (July-August) is the right time to cut jute, and these are the key steps for harvesting and processing it.
A look at the lajjaboti plant, why its leaves fold at a touch, its features and the medicinal uses attributed to it.
A snake charmer died after being bitten while catching a king cobra in Kurigram, and another snake handler then ate the snake in a local bazaar.
A snake charmer, Boyez Uddin, died in Nageshwari, Kurigram, after being bitten by a venomous snake he was catching.
Pigeons are the most popular domestic birds, easy to tame and cheap to keep, and rearing them can bring quick profit.
EnvironmentAt a World Tiger Day discussion in Mongla on 29 July 2025, campaigner Md Nur Alam Sheikh said 30 tigers had died in 25 years, 14 of them beaten to death by local people. Speakers called for an end to poisoning in the Sundarbans' waterways and to tiger trafficking.
Climate change, a shrinking prey base and poaching are putting the endangered tigers of the Sundarbans under threat, experts say.
