Environment
Water Recedes but Suffering of Moulvibazar Flood Victims Goes On
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.
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EnvironmentBandarban flood recedes, leaving mud, rotting waste and fears of disease
As the July 2026 floodwater began to recede in Bandarban municipality, mud and rotting waste left in roads, drains and homes caused a severe stench and raised fears of waterborne disease.
Livestock
Supreme Court Stays Order Banning Cow Slaughter in Tamil Nadu
India's Supreme Court has issued an interim stay on a Madras High Court order that banned cow slaughter throughout Tamil Nadu, on Eid-ul-Adha or any other day.
Environment
Floods Wash Snakes Into China's Hengzhou, and Residents Scramble to Catch Them
As flooding from Typhoon Maysak swamped Hengzhou in China's Guangxi province, hundreds of snakes swam into homes and residents scrambled to catch them, while zoo animals escaped and more than 16,000 pigs were swept away.
Fisheries
Swift Steps to Modernise Rajshahi Zoo, Says State Minister
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku said Rajshahi Central Park and Zoo would be modernised, with an expert team to assess turning it into a safari-style park.
Environment
Two Snakes Released Into Satchari National Park
A cobra and a rat snake rescued from a house in Chunarughat were released into Satchari National Park in Habiganj on 13 July.
Environment
Care for Saplings as You Would Your Own Child, Says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged people to look after newly planted saplings every day, as they would a newborn child, and said widespread tree planting was essential to cope with climate change.
Environment
Prime Minister Opens Tree-Planting Drive With Neem and Hog Plum Saplings in Gournadi
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman launched a tree-planting programme in Gournadi, Barishal, by planting neem and hog plum saplings on the bank of a newly excavated canal.
Environment
Prime Minister Sets Off for Barishal
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left for his first visit to Barishal, where tree-planting programmes top his schedule.
Crops
How to Protect Aman Seedbeds and Seedlings in Very Heavy Rain
With heavy to very heavy rain forecast across most of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has issued advice for Aman seedbeds and transplanting.
Agribusiness
Python Held in a Net for Three Days in Hope of a Sale
A python kept trapped in a net for three days by a young man hoping to sell it has been rescued in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.
Crops
One Rooftop Garden Changed Sharmin's Life, and Won Her a National Award
Sharmin Akter, a former Rajshahi University student, earns about Tk 12 lakh a year from saplings and pots grown in her rooftop garden and won first place for rooftop gardens in the 2025 national tree-planting awards.
Environment75 people bitten by snakes during floods in Chattogram, civil surgeon says
On 12 July 2026 the Chattogram civil surgeon said 75 people had been bitten by snakes during the district's floods, and 20 to 25 had fallen ill with diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases.
Crops
Floodwater Begins to Recede in Bandarban, Thousands of Families Still Marooned
Floodwater is slowly receding in Bandarban, but thousands of families remain marooned and farmers, roads and bridges have suffered heavy losses.
EnvironmentRivers fall in Rangamati as flood eases in Bilaichhari and Baghaichhari
As rain eased on 11 July 2026, the Raikhyong river in Rangamati's Bilaichhari began to fall and water drained from Baghaichhari, though 1,445 people were still in shelters there.
Vegetables
Make a Swiss Potato Cake with Just a Few Ingredients
Rosti, Switzerland's crisp-edged potato pancake, can be made at home quickly with a handful of ingredients.
Environment
Navy Chief Launches the Navy's 'Tree Plantation Campaign'
Navy chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan has launched the Bangladesh Navy's Tree Plantation Campaign-2026 as part of the government's 25 crore tree drive.
Environment
Tigress Returned to the Sundarbans After Six Months of Treatment
A Royal Bengal tigress badly injured in a poachers' snare has been released back into the Sundarbans after about six months of treatment in Khulna.
Crops
River Erosion Intensifies in Kurigram as Floodwater Recedes
Floodwater is receding in Kurigram, but severe river erosion is eating into homesteads and around 500 hectares of crops have been damaged.
Environment
From Floods in Bangladesh to Heatwaves in Europe: El Nino Grips World Weather
Floods, landslides, typhoons and heatwaves from Bangladesh to Europe are being linked to El Nino, which the World Meteorological Organization warns will grow stronger in the coming months.