Environment
Snakebite Woman Dies After Going to a Quack Instead of Hospital
A 45-year-old woman in Bhola's Lalmohan upazila died of a snakebite after she went to a local snake charmer instead of the hospital she was referred to.
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Environment
UP Chairman Plants 3,000 Trees on Remote Char in Bhola
Saplings have been planted on the remote Majher Char in Bhola at the initiative of the Kachia union parishad chairman, to protect against cyclones and extreme heat.
Environment
Coast Guard to Plant 2,000 Trees in Bhola
The Coast Guard's South Zone has launched a programme to plant 2,000 fruit, timber and medicinal saplings in Bhola.
Environment
Youth Held With Deer Meat in Bhola
Police in Bhola's Monpura upazila detained a young man carrying a sack of 15 kg of slaughtered deer meat.
Environment
Deer Strays Into Village in Search of Food, Released Into Forest
A spotted deer that strayed into a village in Bhola's Lalmohan in search of food and fresh water was rescued by locals and released into a mangrove forest.
Crops
Hit by Cyclone Sitrang, Bhola Farmers Look to Paddy Prices to Recover
Despite a strong aman harvest in Bhola, farmers still reeling from Cyclone Sitrang say they need good paddy prices to make up their losses.
Fisheries
Nazim Majhi Earns Tk 40,000 a Month Selling Pigeons
A Bhola fisherman who began with 10 pairs of pigeons during a fishing ban now keeps about 80 pairs and earns Tk 30,000 to 40,000 a month.
Vegetables
Abdul Rashid Sells Tk 4 Lakh Worth of Snake Gourd
Favourable weather has brought a bumper early snake gourd crop to the chars of Bhola, with farmers getting good prices.
Environment
Migratory Birds Down 70 Percent on Bhola's Chars
Migratory birds on the chars of Bhola have fallen by 70 percent in two years, blamed on food shortage, hunting, climate change and human disturbance.
Crops
Selim Surprises All by Growing Two-Kilogram Aubergines
A Bhola farmer growing the BARI-12 aubergine for the first time is harvesting fruit weighing up to 2 kg each.
Environment
Eagle Returns to the Open Sky
The forest department released a sick eagle into a keora forest in Char Fasson, Bhola, after giving it first aid.
Environment
Deer Fawn Swept In by Tide in Bhola Released Into Forest
The forest department released a deer fawn, found floating in the Meghna by fishermen, into a forest on a char in Bhola.
Environment
Two Deer Fawns Washed Ashore by Tide in Bhola
The Forest Department rescued two deer fawns that were washed in by the tide as Cyclone Yaas swelled the Meghna in Bhola, and nursed them back to health.