Vegetables
Snake Charmer's Son Dies of Snakebite in Dinajpur
Shakil, 18, the son of a snake charmer, died after being bitten by a venomous snake while trying to catch snakes on the bank of the Jamuna river in Dinajpur.
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Environment
Snakebites Injure About 50 in Chandpur in Two Weeks, One Dies
Snakebite cases are rising in Chandpur at the end of the monsoon, with about 50 patients treated in two weeks and one death.
Fisheries
Young Man Dies of Snakebite in Sirajganj
A 35-year-old man bitten while fishing in Ullapara was taken to a healer before reaching hospital in Sirajganj, where he died without receiving antivenom.
Environment
Snakebite Victim Taken to Healer, Later Dies
A 65-year-old man bitten by a snake tangled in his net in Santhia was taken to healers before hospital and died on the way to Pabna General Hospital.
Environment
People Invade the Elephants' Home, Sparking a Habitat 'Conflict'
Deadly elephant attacks around Deyang Hill have villagers and the Korean EPZ demanding the animals' removal, while forest officials blame hill-cutting and settlement in the elephants' corridor.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Natore
A 26-year-old housewife, Ayesha Akter, died of a snakebite at South Majhgram in Lalpur, Natore, on her way to hospital.
Environment
Elephant Attacks Kill Two in One Night in Chattogram
Two people, including a woman, were killed in separate elephant attacks on the same night in Bairag union of Anwara, Chattogram.
Agribusiness
Elephant Kills Mahout While Collecting Money at Market
A mahout named Nazrul Islam was killed when the elephant he was using to collect money threw him down and trampled him in Kotalipara, Gopalganj.
Environment
Young Man Dies of Snakebite in Kishoreganj
A 22-year-old man died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj on the night of 22 September.
Environment
Two Women Die of Snakebite in Mirzapur
Two women died of snakebites in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail, one while pulling straw for cattle and the other on Friday evening.
Crops
Worker Electrocuted by Wire Set Up to Stop Theft in Orchard
A 50-year-old labourer was electrocuted when he went to drink water in a dragon fruit orchard in Alamdanga, Chuadanga, whose owner had electrified the fence to stop theft.
Crops
Woman Dies After Sari Caught in Fan While Winnowing Paddy
A 55-year-old woman died in Jibannagar, Chuadanga, after her sari became entangled in a fan she was using to winnow paddy.
Environment
Schoolboy Dies After Being Taken to Snake Charmer Before Hospital
A seventh-grade pupil in Mirsharai, Chattogram, died of a snakebite after his family first took him to a traditional healer.