Agribusiness
Snakebitten Youth Dies After Being Taken to an Ojha in Chuadanga
A 22-year-old bitten by a snake in Damurhuda was taken to an ojha first and was dead by the time he reached hospital.
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Environment
80 Per Cent of the Country's Snakebite Patients Admitted to Rajshahi Medical
Snakebite admissions and deaths are rising at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, which faced an antivenom shortage that its director says is now over.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Mymensingh's Gafargaon
A 42-year-old housewife bitten by a snake in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, died on the way back to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Environment
'My Brother Left This World Because He Did Not Get the Vaccine in Time'
A government employee bitten by a snake in Chatkhil, Noakhali, died after being sent from hospital to hospital, and his family blame a lack of antivenom.
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Woman Dies of Snakebite in Her Kitchen
A 31-year-old woman bitten by a snake while working in her kitchen in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, has died in hospital.
Environment
Snake Charmer Dies of Snakebite While Performing in Gaibandha
A 40-year-old snake charmer died after being bitten by one of his own snakes during a show in Gobindaganj, Gaibandha.
Environment
Boy Dies of Snakebite, Healer Performs Day-Long Ritual to Revive Him
After a 14-year-old boy died of a snakebite in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, a village healer delayed his burial with incantations until Friday noon.
Environment
Teenager Dies of Snakebite While Asleep in Faridpur
A 15-year-old boy was bitten by a snake in his sleep in Alfadanga, Faridpur, and was declared dead at the upazila health complex.
Environment
Palm Sapling Planting Drive Begins on Balu River Bank
Three environmental groups planted more than 200 palm saplings on the Balu river bank on Dhaka's eastern edge and pledged to take the drive across the country.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Faridpur
A 45-year-old housewife from Charbhadrasan, Faridpur, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital six days after a snakebite, having first been taken to a village healer.
Environment
Mother and Baby Daughter Die of Snakebite While Asleep in Kushtia
A mother, Ayesha Khatun, 25, and her seven-month-old daughter Nusrat Jahan died after a snake bit them in their sleep in Kushtia.
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Farmer Dies of Snakebite in Faridpur's Sadarpur
A farmer, Rafiq Khandakar, 50, died after being bitten by a snake while working in his field in Sadarpur, Faridpur, having first been taken to an ojha.
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Bitten by Snake in the Morning, Farmer Dies on the Way to Hospital
A farmer, Golam Kibria, 50, died after a venomous snakebite in Mirsarai, Chattogram, having told no one at home that he had been bitten.