Fruits
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Jhalakathi
A 45-year-old housewife in Kathalia, Jhalakathi, died after a snake from a hole under her bed bit her foot early on 9 October.
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Environment
Environment
Two Palli Bidyut Staff Caught With 8kg of Deer Meat in Koyra
Two employees of the rural electricity service were detained in Koyra, Khulna, with eight kilograms of deer meat during a joint Forest Department and Coast Guard operation.
Crops
1,886 Hectares of Paddy and Vegetable Land Under Water in Kishoreganj
Two days of continuous rain have flooded 1,886 hectares of paddy and vegetable land in Kishoreganj, including 1,620 hectares of transplanted Aman.
Environment
Mayor Atiq Urges More Tree Planting to Tackle Climate Risk
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam has called for planting more trees to tackle climate risk, warning that building on felled trees threatens the city's environment.
Environment
DNCC Signs MoU for Planned Tree Planting
Dhaka North City Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with three organisations to plant trees in a planned way, finding new spaces while keeping existing trees.
Environment
8-Foot Python Caught in Mirsarai Village, Released Into Forest
A python found in a residential area of Mirsarai in Chattogram was released into the forest by Forest Department officials on 4 October.
Crops
Farmer Dies of Snakebite
A 44-year-old farmer in Shahid Wahabpur, Rajbari Sadar upazila, has died after being bitten by a snake while working in a paddy field.
Environment
Wildlife Being Trafficked, Law Enforcement Needed to Rein It In
Wildlife is sold openly by roadsides and smuggled in secret through Bangladesh, and those involved say public awareness and strict enforcement of the law could stop it.
Environment
Will We Find Aliens Soon? What Space Scientists Say
Many scientists no longer ask whether there is life elsewhere in the universe but when it will be found, and some think it could happen within a few years.
Environment
'Building Railways on Embankments Is Outdated Thinking'
A BUET transport expert says building the Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway on an embankment blocked natural water flow, endangered elephants and trapped local people.
Environment
Four Fishing Cat Cubs Rescued From Locked House in Village
A student environmental group rescued four fishing cat cubs from a locked house in Chapadah village of Gaibandha Sadar upazila and later released them.
Fisheries
Masum Turns a Hobby Into Tk 50,000 a Month
A 22-year-old college student in Sonatala, Bogura, has turned his love of plants into a nursery that earns him Tk 40,000 to 50,000 a month.
Environment
Over 400 Students of Ghonarchala High School Receive Saplings
More than 400 students of Ghonarchala High School in Sakhipur, Tangail, were given tree saplings.