Environment
Eight-Foot Python Caught in Maize Field Net in Patgram Draws Crowds
A python about eight feet long was rescued after getting caught in a maize field net in Patgram, Lalmonirhat, and people crowded in to see it.
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Animal kingdom
Environment
'Kamalabati', the Rare Red Coral Kukri Snake, Fully Recovers
The rare red coral kukri snake badly injured in Panchagarh in February has fully recovered after three months of treatment by snake researcher Borhan Biswas Romon.
Crops
Four Cows Burnt to Death in Mosquito Coil Fire in Faridpur
Four cows were burnt to death in a fire believed to have started from a mosquito coil in Sadarpur, Faridpur, costing a farmer about Tk 4.5 lakh.
Crops
Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Kuakata Beach With Injury Marks
A 10-foot dead dolphin bearing injury marks washed up on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali, and fisheries officials plan to try a post-mortem.
Rooftop farming
22 Pigeons Poisoned to Death Over Droppings on Roof in Patuakhali
A pigeon keeper in Patuakhali has accused a neighbour of poisoning 22 of his family's pigeons after complaints that the birds were soiling her roof.
Livestock
37 Batagur Baska Hatchlings Born at Karamjal
Thirty-seven Batagur baska hatchlings emerged from 50 eggs laid by two turtles at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the eastern Sundarbans.
Environment
Rabid Dog Bites 23 People in Sherpur
A single rabid dog bit 23 people in different parts of Sherpur town over five hours, and the municipality has been told to catch it.
Environment
Schoolboy Dies of Snakebite While Playing in Chuadanga
An 11-year-old schoolboy died after being bitten by a venomous snake while trying to catch birds from holes by a pond in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.
Environment
Hungry Monkey Comes Into Kaliganj Neighbourhood in Search of Food
A lone, weakened monkey in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has started coming into the neighbourhood for food during the coronavirus lockdown, and local people are feeding it.
Environment
Time Running Out for 53 Aboard Missing Indonesian Submarine
There is still no trace of the Indonesian submarine missing near Bali with 53 sailors aboard, and its oxygen was expected to run out by dawn on Saturday.
Environment
Elderly Woman Killed in Wild Elephant Attack in Banshkhali
A woman aged about 65 was killed by a wild elephant in the hills of Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram on 16 April.
Crops
Thirty Pairs of Doves Nest at Police Superintendent's Home in Saidpur
The railway police superintendent in Saidpur has turned his official residence into a sanctuary for doves nesting in 30 places around the house.
Environment
Nalchity Man Who Burned Weaver Bird Chicks Apologises With Folded Hands
A 60-year-old man in Nalchity, Jhalakathi, has publicly begged forgiveness after setting fire to weaver bird nests and killing 33 chicks.