HealthIn July 2026 public health expert Dr Mushtaq Hossain told BBC Bangla that in a flood there is water everywhere but none fit to drink, one of the biggest public health problems a flood brings.
In Shetphal, a farming village in Maharashtra, venomous cobras share people's homes and are treated with reverence rather than fear.
A few simple habits, from keeping drainage clear to watering only when needed, can protect garden and balcony plants from monsoon waterlogging.
As floodwater recedes in Cox's Bazar, the district administration's preliminary report counts 32 dead, nearly half the district inundated and heavy losses to homes, fisheries, crops and roads.
Intern veterinarian Md Likhon Islam sets out what farmers should do before, during and after a flood to keep their animals alive and healthy.
EnvironmentIn mid-July 2026 a break in the monsoon halted rain across north-west and central India just as kharif crops were being sown, and forecasters linked its length to El Niño.
Heavy rain and upstream run-off have pushed the Teesta above the danger level at Dalia point, raising fears of a fourth flood in two months.
A monocled cobra about five and a half feet long and weighing around five kilograms was rescued unharmed from the Jahangirnagar University area on 13 July.
Flooding in about 28 unions of Moulvibazar has destroyed grass and fodder, leaving many cattle sick and their owners unable even to sell them cheaply.
Farmers in Rajshahi's Paba upazila are raising disease-free vegetable seedlings in cocopeat trays inside polynet houses, protecting them from rain, heat and pests.
Low-lying riverside areas of nine districts in Bangladesh's north-east and north may see short-term flooding or a worsening flood situation within the next 24 to 48 hours, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said.
Launching the planting of 350 saplings along Barishal's Sagardi canal, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged everyone to protect the country's environment, warning that otherwise "we will be the ones who suffer".
Floodwater has begun to recede in Moulvibazar, but mud, fuel shortages and a lack of clean drinking water mean many flood-hit families still cannot light their stoves.
