To challenge the traditional division of work and promote men's equal share of housework, husbands in Barguna ground onion and dried chilli in front of their wives in a contest run by NGO Jago Nari.
Mirpur 1's Friday bird market, described as the country's largest, draws hobbyists and traders selling birds priced from a few hundred taka to a lakh.
Australia's Lake Hillier, known as the world's only permanently pink lake, owes its colour to a salt-loving alga and bacteria.
A 15 kg pangas caught in a hilsa net in the Bay of Bengal off Kuakata was auctioned for Tk 18,000.
Three cases from Assam show that a snake can still bite hours after it has died, and researchers explain why its venom apparatus stays active.
A 12-foot python found under a culvert in Burichang, Cumilla, was caught by a local youth who took it home in a sack, and forest officials say it will be released soon.
A hilsa weighing 1kg 960g, caught off Kuakata in Patuakhali, was sold at auction at a local wholesale market.
Two large hilsa weighing about 5kg in total, caught by a fisher from Ramgati, were sold for Tk 11,500 at Chairman Ghat in Hatiya, Noakhali.
Pearl, a hen from Little Elm in Texas, has entered Guinness World Records as the world's oldest chicken at 14 years and 69 days.
A snake's lifespan varies with species and surroundings, from 5-15 years on average to about 40 years for pythons.
Snakes shed their outer skin two to four times a year to grow and to get rid of parasites, in a painless process called ecdysis.
Of about 3,500 snake species in the world only a handful are venomous; here are six of the deadliest, marked on Snake Day, 16 July.
A hilsa weighing 2 kg 70 g, caught by fishermen in the Meghna in Bhola, sold at auction for Tk 6,480.
