Environment
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.
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Crops
Rezaul's Dairy Farm Biogas Runs His Household Cooking in Jhalakathi
A Jhalakathi dairy farmer with 22 cows has built a biogas plant on their dung that meets all of his family's cooking needs.
Crops
45,000 Fishermen Receive Government Food Aid in Chandpur
The government has given 25 kg of VGF rice each to 45,615 fishermen in Chandpur who refrain from catching mother hilsa during the ban.
Fisheries
18 Fishermen Detained in 24 Hours in Chandpur for Defying Hilsa Ban
River police detained 18 fishermen and seized nets, hilsa and nine boats in a 24-hour drive on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur.
FisheriesHilsa protection team attacked on the Meghna in Hizla, seven fishermen detained
A joint fisheries department and Coast Guard team enforcing the mother hilsa ban was attacked on the Meghna in Barishal's Hizla upazila on 7 October 2025, officials said. The upazila fisheries officer was among those hurt, and seven fishermen were detained.
Agribusiness
Snakebite Patient Dies in Chandpur Despite Antivenom
A 35-year-old milk trader bitten by a venomous snake in Chandpur's Haimchar died in hospital shortly after being given antivenom.
Fisheries
Barishal: 9 Lakh Metres of Net Seized, 57 Fishermen Jailed
Mobile courts jailed 57 fishermen in Barishal division in a single day for fishing during the 22-day ban to protect brood hilsa.
Fisheries
22-Day Hilsa Ban: Coast Guard Steps Up Watch on Rivers and Sea
Bangladesh Coast Guard is keeping up strict surveillance and drives on rivers, the coast and at sea to protect brood hilsa during the 22-day ban.
Environment
Man Tells Officials His Wife Turns into a Snake at Night to Bite Him
A man in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district has submitted a written complaint claiming his wife turns into a snake at night and tries to bite him.
Crops
Dying Canal Threatens Communities and Boro Rice Farming in Barishal
The silted, encroached and polluted Torki-Basail canal in Barishal can no longer irrigate the boro rice grown on about 14,000 hectares, writes Syed Mazarul Islam Rubel.
FisheriesMobile court jails two fishermen for catching hilsa in the Meghna during the ban
A mobile court in Haimchar, Chandpur, sentenced two fishermen to 20 days in jail each on 7 October 2025 for catching hilsa in the Meghna sanctuary area during the 22-day breeding ban.
Fisheries
Mobile Court Seizes Current Nets and Jatka on Kacha River
A mobile court in Pirojpur's Indurkani seized 5,000 metres of illegal net and some jatka hilsa on the Kacha river during the fishing ban.
Agribusiness
1,200 Tonnes Permitted, Only 107 Tonnes of Hilsa Went to India
Bangladesh exported only 107 tonnes 226 kg of hilsa to India this year out of 1,200 tonnes permitted, with just 16 of 37 exporters shipping any.