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Jamalpur Youth Skips Job Hunt to Build a 12-Acre Mango Orchard
Mahmudul Hasan Ruman, a 30-year-old English graduate, has built a 12-acre mango orchard on fallow land in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, instead of looking for a job.
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Huge Whale Carcass Stuck in Forest on Barguna River Bank
The carcass of a large whale, 22 cubits long and 15 feet wide, has been found stuck in a forest on the bank of the Payra river in Barguna.
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Woman Dies of Snakebite in Satkhira
A 28-year-old woman died after being bitten by a venomous snake while cleaning her family's cowshed in Tala, Satkhira.
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Python Found in Mirsarai Village, Later Released
A python found in a house yard in Mirsarai, Chattogram, was rescued by the Forest Department and released in the Mahamaya Eco Park forest.
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Some Snakes Can Give Birth to 80 Young at Once
Around 30 per cent of snakes bear live young rather than laying eggs, and a female garter snake can give birth to up to 80 at once.
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Animals More Deadly Than Snakes Live All Around You
Amid fear of Russell's viper, a look at everyday creatures that kill more people than snakes, from mosquitoes to dogs.
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Antivenom Stock Being Doubled for Better Snakebite Treatment
The government has decided to buy twice as much antivenom as last year as the spread of Russell's viper causes snake panic across Bangladesh.
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Healer Who Promised to Revive Snakebite Victim With Cowries Flees With Money; Burial at Midnight
A fake healer in Kaliakair halted a snakebite victim's funeral, promising to revive him, then vanished with Tk 15,000 he said was for cowrie shells.
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Exorcists Try to Revive Man Killed by Snakebite in Gazipur
The funeral of a snakebite victim in Kaliakair, Gazipur, was halted after exorcists claimed they could bring him back to life.
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BNP-Leaning Senators Boycott Tree-Planting Programme at JU
BNP-leaning senate members at Jahangirnagar University boycotted the administration's tree-planting programme, calling it a show while trees are felled without a master plan.
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Child Dies of Snakebite in Jashore, Fear Grips Area
A six-year-old girl bitten by a snake at home in Sharsha, Jashore, died under treatment in a Khulna hospital.
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Youth Dies on Way to Hospital After Exorcist Treats Snakebite
A young man bitten by a snake in Godagari, Rajshahi, died before reaching hospital after relatives first took him to an exorcist.
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Do You Know the World's Longest Venomous Snake?
The king cobra, which can reach 3-4 metres, is the world's longest venomous snake, while the reticulated python is the longest snake of all.