Environment
Child Dies of Snakebite in Jashore, Fear Grips Area
A six-year-old girl bitten by a snake at home in Sharsha, Jashore, died under treatment in a Khulna hospital.
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Crops
Taken to a faith healer first, then to hospital: Feni farmer dies of snakebite
A 45-year-old farmer in Feni's Sonagazi upazila died after a snakebite; he was first treated by a faith healer before being taken to hospital.
Environment
No Deaths From Russell's Viper Bites, Enough Antivenom in Stock
Dinajpur's health department says three recent snakebite deaths were not caused by Russell's viper and that the district has enough antivenom.
Fruits
Elderly man killed by assailants after going out to gather mangoes late at night
A 64-year-old day labourer in Bogura's Adamdighi upazila was killed with a sharp weapon after going out at night to gather fallen mangoes.
Environment
Child Dies of Snakebite in Magura
A two-year-old girl died of a suspected snakebite in Ramnagar village of Magura Sadar upazila after falling ill while going to sleep.
Environment
Elderly Woman Dies of Snakebite in Rajbari
A 60-year-old woman bitten by a cobra died at Rajbari Sadar Hospital on 25 June, and her family has blamed the doctors for negligence.
Environment
A Day of Running to Healers, Then a Boy Dies of Snakebite at Night
A 12-year-old madrasa student bitten by a snake in Sharsha, Jashore was taken to village healers all day and was declared dead on reaching hospital that night.
Crops
Farmer Dies of Russell's Viper Bite in Faridpur
Hossain Bepari, a farmer from Faridpur's remote North Channel char, died in hospital on 21 June after being bitten by a Russell's viper.
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Elderly Woman Dies of Snakebite in Dhamrai
A 65-year-old woman died after being bitten by a snake in Dhamrai, Dhaka, though the type of snake has not been confirmed.
Vegetables
Buffalo Bought for Sacrifice Kills Vegetable Trader in Rangunia
A buffalo bought for sacrifice killed vegetable trader Md Mohsin, 37, and injured four others in Rangunia, Chattogram, after it broke its rope and ran away.
Environment
Russell's Viper Spreads as Fears Grow Over Antivenom
The venomous Russell's viper is spreading from the north-west into Chandpur and Chattogram, but antivenom is often unavailable when bite victims need it.
Environment
Woman Dies After Snakebite Is Treated by Faith Healer in Shariatpur
A 62-year-old woman died of a venomous snakebite in Jajira, Shariatpur, after her family first took her to a local faith healer rather than to hospital.
Environment
Woman Bitten by Snake in Her Sleep Dies in Hospital
A 45-year-old housewife, Sajeda Begum, died at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital after a snake bit her while she slept in Ariar Chak village.