Bangladesh Meteorological Department data show 3,658 people killed by lightning between 2015 and 2025, with Sunamganj in Sylhet the worst-hit district; meteorologists trace the risk to haor moisture, the hills to the north-east and the collision of dry and humid air masses.
A student writer welcomes the government's plan to reopen closed jute mills in Narsingdi and Palash through leases under a public-private partnership model.
A long-ill male Asian wild elephant, about 65 years old, has died in Longadu, Rangamati, with a female elephant standing beside its body.
An early flood warning over forecast very heavy rain in Cherrapunji and Meghalaya has left thousands of boro farmers in Sunamganj's haors anxious about bringing in their crop.
A flash-flood forecast has spread fear among Netrokona's haor farmers, who are rushing to cut half-ripe boro paddy despite diesel and labour shortages.
Severe drought and heat in Ishwardi, Pabna, are shedding young litchi fruit after a record bloom, raising fears of a crop failure.
In mid-Baishakh, blood-red krishnachura and jarul flowers have brightened Moulvibazar's towns, villages and haor areas.
A journalist's mother in Rowmari, Kurigram, narrowly escaped when she found a venomous cobra in the middle of the bed while sweeping it before sleep.
Sunamganj's district administration opened a control room on Saturday night to handle disasters and reduce the risk of flash floods in the district.
Fearing an early flood as upstream rain raises Netrokona's rivers, the Water Development Board is urging haor farmers by loudspeaker to cut ripe paddy fast.
Netrokona's haor farmers, already hit by rain damage and low prices, say traders are taking 42 to 45 kg of paddy for each 40 kg maund.
Otters, once common in Bangladesh and remembered in a children's rhyme, now survive mainly in the Sundarbans and are heading towards extinction.
Blazing red krishnachura flowers have bloomed across Narail at the start of summer, delighting residents and nature lovers.
