Environment
Monocled Cobra Found in Home With 25 Eggs
A venomous monocled cobra about five feet long was rescued with 25 intact eggs from a house in Boalkhali, Chattogram, and released in the jungle.
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Bangladesh
Slow Loris Strays into Village, Rescued Before It Could Be Sold
An endangered slow loris held by a family in Patiya, Chattogram, for sale has been rescued by Wildlife Rescue Team Bangladesh with help from the Forest Department.
Fruits
3,268 Tonnes of Goods Including Spoiled Dates and Cashews Destroyed at Chattogram Port
Chattogram Custom House is destroying 3,268 tonnes of unauctionable, substandard and expired goods from 126 containers long stuck at Chattogram port.
Environment
What to Do When Elephants Enter Villages: Patiya Students Learn on World Elephant Day
More than a hundred students in Patiya, Chattogram, learned how to stay safe when wild elephants come into villages at a World Elephant Day event run by the forest department.
Environment
Planting Trees Is Not Enough, We Must Take Responsibility for Saving Them: Finance Minister
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said people must care for the trees they plant if the country is to reach its target of 25 crore trees.
Environment
Students Must Be Aware of Protecting the Environment: Lion Amjad Hossain
At a tree-planting and blood-grouping event at Sitakunda Girls' High School, Lion Amjad Hossain Chowdhury urged students to protect the environment.
Environment
Benefits of Planned Development Will Reach Every Ward, Says Chattogram Mayor
Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain said the benefits of planned development will reach every ward of the city equally.
Crops
Palm Saplings Planted Along Mirsarai Road to Reduce Lightning Risk
A young agricultural entrepreneur in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has launched a drive to plant 2,300 palm saplings along both sides of a five-kilometre road to reduce the risk of lightning and protect the environment.
Crops
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Boalkhali
A 38-year-old housewife, Jyotsna Singha, has died after being bitten by a snake at her home in Boalkhali, Chattogram.
EnvironmentChattogram BNP starts tree-planting drive, urges everyone to plant a tree
Opening a Chattogram city BNP tree-planting programme at the Zia Memorial Museum on 30 July 2026, convener and MP Ershad Ullah urged every citizen to plant at least one tree and take care of it.
FlowersChattogram plans flowering trees on road medians from the airport to Mohra
Chattogram City Corporation mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain said on 29 July 2026 that the medians from the airport to Mohra would be planted with flowers and greenery, as 6,500 saplings of 26 species were being planted between Dewanhat and Barik Building under a 10-lakh-tree city drive.
Fisheries
Government Giving Top Priority to Rehabilitating Flood-Hit Farmers, Says State Minister
State Minister Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said the government is giving top priority to rehabilitating farmers hit by natural disasters as he toured flood-damaged Patiya.
Environment329mm of rain in a day as landslides and floods kill 54 in seven districts
Heavy rain, hill run-off and landslides in July 2026 had killed 54 people in seven Bangladeshi districts by 20 July. A meteorologist said the monsoon depression tracked west along the coast, trapping rain clouds over Chattogram division.