A teenage snakebite victim could not be given antivenom at the Nangalkot Upazila Health Complex in Cumilla because the necessary injections were not in stock, and he later died.
The Amrapali mango, a Dasheri-Neelum cross released in Bangladesh as BARI Aam-3, takes its name from the famed dancer of ancient Vaishali.
Local legend offers three sad and strange stories behind the name of the Bishkhali, the fast-flowing river of Jhalakathi and Barguna.
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged at a tree-planting programme in Dhaka that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina had written the country's history and textbooks as she pleased.
FruitsSummer markets fill with mango, jamun, lychee, jackfruit and watermelon. The World Health Organization advises eating fresh fruit in season, while fruit ripened early with calcium carbide carries health risks.
The kadam, whose flowers are called the messenger of the rains, is best planted in the monsoon, especially in Asharh, and needs fertile loam, organic fertiliser and regular care.
The monsoon's moisture, soft soil, lower temperatures and free irrigation help young trees take root and grow fast, making it the right time to plant.
The black drongo, known in Bengali as finge, is a small, plain bird bold enough to chase off raptors and a friend to farmers for the pests it eats, but its numbers are falling.
Mangoes are packed with vitamins, fibre and minerals that the writer says help energy, eyesight, digestion, sleep and the heart, but he warns against chemically ripened fruit.
Pirojpur district Chhatra Dal held a tree-planting programme at Government Sohrawardi College to mark World Environment Day, as part of a central programme.
Floodwater from upstream and days of rain destroyed crops in Kurigram's river basins, and char farmers are now trying to get back on their feet.
The forest department rescued a 10-foot python that had entered a chicken coop in a village next to the Sundarbans and released it into the forest.
Growing vegetables in the monsoon calls for well-drained land, good seed, pest control, careful watering and mulching to get a good harvest.
