Young Man Dies of Snakebite at In-Laws' Home
A 25-year-old man died after being bitten by a venomous snake at his in-laws' home in Chatkhil, Noakhali.
A 25-year-old man died after being bitten by a venomous snake at his in-laws' home in Chatkhil, Noakhali.
Two schoolchildren, Aditya and Jannat, died after snakebites at separate places in Thakurgaon on Thursday night.
An 11-year-old Class Five pupil in Gangni, Meherpur, died after a snake bit him as he slept at home on Wednesday night.
A 70-year-old woman bitten by a venomous snake in Chuadanga died on the way to hospital after her family first took her to a local healer.
A pregnant woman died after being bitten by a snake at her doorstep in Shibchar, Madaripur, having first been taken to a traditional healer.
Two boys bitten by snakes died at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital on Thursday morning, and two other snakebite patients are under treatment there.
A woman in her sixties was killed and her house wrecked when a herd of wild elephants attacked at Rangipara in Rangamati's Longadu upazila.
Thirty-eight people died of snakebite across Bangladesh between February and 1 July, and 610 were bitten, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
A 58-year-old man died after being bitten by a snake while pruning guava trees in Talina village of Kotchandpur, Jhenaidah.
A 70-year-old farmer, Ranji Pal, died after a venomous snake bit him while he worked his land in Raozan, Chattogram.
A five-year-old boy bitten by a snake in his sleep in Daulatpur, Kushtia, died at Kushtia General Hospital despite antivenom treatment.
A fake healer in Kaliakair halted a snakebite victim's funeral, promising to revive him, then vanished with Tk 15,000 he said was for cowrie shells.
The funeral of a snakebite victim in Kaliakair, Gazipur, was halted after exorcists claimed they could bring him back to life.