EnvironmentShamim Hossain, 28, was bitten by a snake in his sleep in Gangni, Meherpur, on the night of 4 November 2025, was taken first to a local ojha and died in the upazila health complex on the morning of 5 November. The doctor said he had arrived too late.
Farmers in Meherpur are struggling with stem borer, brown planthopper and foot rot in their aman paddy, and say pesticides and official advice are falling short.
In Gangni, Meherpur, Asaduzzaman has crossed Garole sheep with desert Dumba, producing fast-growing lambs that reach 30 to 40 kg in three months.
Farmers in Meherpur are replacing rice, wheat and other traditional crops with fruit orchards, drawn by good yields, suitable weather and higher profits.
The Wildlife Crime Control Unit raided the Monorama mini zoo on the Meherpur border and rescued 27 wild animals.
Meherpur has set dates for picking and selling each mango variety, starting with Bombai and local mangoes on 15 May.
Farmers in Mujibnagar, Meherpur, formed a human chain and scattered onions on the road to demand a fair price for their crop.
The historic Mujibnagar mango orchard in Meherpur, once dying from neglect, has been revived by the Meherpur Horticulture Centre.
Farmers in Meherpur Sadar accuse the upazila agriculture officer of siphoning off money allocated for their demonstration plots, handing over only a small share as inputs.
Supermarket chain Shwapno bought 10,000 cauliflowers from Meherpur farmers who could not recover transport and labour costs as prices fell.
Continuous rain and moderate storms in Meherpur have flooded low-lying fields, hitting chillies, summer onions, vegetables and aus and aman paddy.
An 11-year-old Class Five pupil in Gangni, Meherpur, died after a snake bit him as he slept at home on Wednesday night.
Buyers from other districts have stopped coming to Meherpur amid the student movement and curfew, leaving vegetables to rot in the fields and prices down by half.
