EnvironmentKittens caught in Shibpur, Narsingdi, in March and August that villagers took for leopard cubs have been confirmed by wildlife experts as rare leopard cats; their survival in a crowded district far from the Sundarbans and the hill forests is a hopeful sign.
A rumour that a mermaid had been seen in a 200-year-old pond at Monohardi in Narsingdi has drawn thousands of visitors a day for five days, disturbing the fish being farmed in it.
FruitsAt the National Fruit Fair at the KIB grounds in Dhaka on 19 June 2026, Narsingdi's Ghorashal pineapple, the 'Three Taste' mango and the Japanese Miyazaki drew crowds, while local mangoes at Tk 80 to 120 a kg sold best.
FruitsLatkan, a monsoon fruit of Bangladesh, is on sale for only a short time and spoils fast if stored badly. Choosing sound fruit, refrigerating it, freezing it in small portions and washing it just before eating help keep its quality.
FruitsA Jagonews24 report of 17 June 2026 said the seasonal fruit latkan could support weight control but was no magic cure; published research on the fruit and health-authority advice put the claim in context.
FruitsLatkan, Bangladesh's sweet-and-sour rainy-season fruit, offers calcium, phosphorus, potassium and some vitamin C. In June 2026 Jagonews24 listed points to know before eating it; here they are checked against nutrition research and health agencies.
LivestockA cattle market on the Karimpur football ground in Narsingdi Sadar drew large crowds on 27 May 2026, the eve of Eid-ul-Azha. The organisers said they paid the government lease of about Tk 80,000 themselves, so sellers paid no levy.
CropsVisiting two jute mills in Palash, Narsingdi, on 21 April 2026, State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md Shariful Alam said closed mills would be restarted through leases to public-private partnerships or private investors, with almost all general posts filled locally.
After all its HSC candidates failed, a Raipura college ploughed its playing field to grow vegetables, then dropped the plan once the media reported it.
Twenty-four new certificates on World Intellectual Property Day have brought Bangladesh's tally of geographical indication (GI) products to 55.
Pran-RFL Public School held tree-planting programmes at its campuses in Habiganj and Narsingdi in memory of those martyred in the anti-discrimination student movement.
FruitsA retired agricultural science teacher in Rasulpur, Ghatail, sold Tk 5 lakh worth of lotkon the previous year from about 2,500 fruiting trees on 7.5 acres, Jagonews24 reported on 25 July 2024.
A Belabo livestock office AI technician hopes to sell his 22-maund Friesian bull, 'Belabo's Dipjol', for Tk 6 lakh this Eid.
