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Special Ward Opens for Treating Snakebite Patients
Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital has opened a specialised ward for snakebite patients to reduce deaths and ensure rapid treatment.
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Seven Including a Child Injured in Jackal Attack in Cumilla
A jackal bit seven people, including a child, in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla on Saturday night before local people killed it.
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Snakebite Cases Pass 1,000 in Rajshahi as Russell's Viper Spreads Fear
More than 1,000 snakebite patients have been treated at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital this year and 38 have died, prompting a dedicated ward.
EnvironmentTangail records 535 snakebite patients and two deaths in seven months
Hospitals in Tangail admitted 535 snakebite patients in the seven months to early September 2025 and two of them died, the civil surgeon's office said, as the families of the dead alleged they had to buy antivenom outside the hospital.
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Snakebite Patient Turns Up at Hospital with the Snake
A snakebite victim in Natore caught the snake that bit him and brought it alive to hospital, where he is being treated with antivenom.
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Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Chandpur
A 45-year-old housewife, Ranu Begum, died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Matlab Dakshin, Chandpur.
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Nine-Year-Old Dies of Snakebite in Shyamnagar, Satkhira
A nine-year-old boy, Ariful Islam, died of a venomous snakebite in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, after being taken first to a local ojha.
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Three People Bitten by Snakes in 24 Hours in Rajbari
Three people bitten by snakes in separate incidents in Pangsha, Rajbari, are under treatment at the upazila health complex.
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Young Man Dies of Snakebite While Performing With Snake
A 25-year-old man in Manpura, Bhola, died after a snake he had caught and was keeping bit him while he was performing with it.
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Teenager Dies After Snakebite While Playing With Snake in Jhenaidah
A 16-year-old boy in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila died after being bitten by a snake he had caught from a palm tree and was playing with.
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Snakebite Victim Dies After Hospital Lacked Required Injections
A teenage snakebite victim could not be given antivenom at the Nangalkot Upazila Health Complex in Cumilla because the necessary injections were not in stock, and he later died.
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Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Shariatpur
A 35-year-old housewife died of a snakebite in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur, after first being taken to a traditional healer.
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Two Die After Snakebites in Kushtia, One Confirmed Russell's Viper
Two people, including a farmer, died after snakebites in Kushtia's Daulatpur, reported as Russell's viper bites, though the hospital has confirmed the species in only one case.