EnvironmentHeavy rain and hill runoff pushed the Teesta to 12 cm below the danger level at the Teesta Barrage's Dalia point on the evening of 7 July 2026, and forecasters warned it could cross the mark within 24 to 48 hours.
EnvironmentA woman bitten by a snake died after being taken to the Madarganj Upazila Health Complex in Jamalpur on the night of 6 July 2026; the next day a staff doctor was allegedly assaulted, and a three-member committee was formed to investigate.
AgribusinessUSDA's Economic Research Service reported in July 2026 that large-scale family farms produced most of the 2024 value of US dairy, specialty crops, cotton, beef and cash grains, while small family farms led in hay.
A 24-year-old housewife died in Madaripur after a venomous snake hidden in a pile of firewood bit her as she collected fuel for cooking.
VegetablesKoshari, Egypt's national dish of rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas and crispy onions under a tangy tomato sauce, can be made at home with simple ingredients; UNESCO added it to its intangible heritage list in December 2025.
Sweet-and-sour ashphal, a native monsoon fruit, has started arriving in Magura's markets, where buyers are crowding the fruit stalls.
A 2kg hilsa caught in the Padma at Daulatdia in Rajbari has sold for Tk 9,200 to an expatriate from Tangail working in Saudi Arabia.
Rising rivers after heavy rain in Feni and India's Tripura have revived fears in a district still scarred by the devastating flood of August 2024.
AgribusinessIn July 2026 the World Bank described how a young graduate running a Better Life Farming centre in Saidpur, Nilphamari, serves more than 500 farmers across five villages, part of a plan to train over 1,000 agri-entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.
A giant hilsa weighing 2 kg 130 g, caught in the Meghna river, was sold at auction for Tk 9,000 in Bhola.
CropsHilsa rubbed by hand with onion, turmeric, chilli, crushed green chillies and mustard oil, then braised covered in a little water, makes hand-mixed hilsa bhuna in 7 to 10 minutes, a recipe published in the monsoon hilsa season of July 2026.
A veterinarian explains the heat-related dangers pets face, the signs of heat stroke and how owners can protect pets and street animals.
Whether tilapia is good or bad for you depends largely on where and how it is farmed and how it is cooked.
An imagined conversation between two birds over a felled forest opens a column on deforestation, biodiversity loss and development in Bangladesh.
Farmers in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, are harvesting Black Queen watermelons in July, long after the normal season, using trellises, nets and mulch to earn high profits.
A 35 kg catla caught in the Padma was bought at auction at Daulatdia fish market and resold for Tk 73,500.
Bananas are highly nutritious, but when you eat them affects how well the body uses their nutrients.
FisheriesOn 4 July 2026, a 2 kg 100 g hilsa netted by the trawler 'Joltorongo' in the Bay of Bengal off Kuakata sold for Tk 6,825 at auction at a depot of the Alipur fish landing centre.
A sick circus elephant from Mahasthangarh in Bogura is being taken into government custody at the National Zoo in Dhaka on the Prime Minister's special instruction.
A group of young football fans turned World Cup fervour into a tree-planting drive, planting and distributing 500 native saplings in Kouri village of Harirampur, Manikganj.
