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High Court Orders Antivenom at All Upazila Health Complexes
The High Court has ordered snakebite antivenom to be kept at government health complexes in every upazila of the country and sought a compliance report by 28 October.
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Writ Seeks Compensation for Snakebite Victims
A public interest writ in the High Court seeks compensation for families of people killed by snakebite and for survivors of bites.
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38 die of snakebite in five months
Thirty-eight people died of snakebite across Bangladesh between February and 1 July, and 610 were bitten, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
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Antivenom Stock Being Doubled for Better Snakebite Treatment
The government has decided to buy twice as much antivenom as last year as the spread of Russell's viper causes snake panic across Bangladesh.
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Russell's vipers increase as snake-eating animals face extinction
Experts say the decline of snake-eating animals has let Russell's vipers spread to 32 districts, while panic has led people to kill mostly harmless snakes.
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80% of Snakes Killed Every Day Are Non-Venomous: Forest Department
Amid Russell's viper panic, the forest department's wildlife crime unit says its hotlines are flooded with calls and that 80 per cent of the snakes people are killing are non-venomous.