Livestock
Cattle Traders Robbed After Being Lured Onto Bus, 10 Arrested
DB police have arrested 10 active members of a gang that robbed cattle traders of everything they had in the Dhaka airport area.
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Fruits
Rules to Follow When Eating Jamun
The small sweet-sour jamun has many health benefits, but a few rules should be followed when eating it.
Crops
Farmers Beat Four Russell's Vipers to Death in Lalpur Peanut Field
Farmers in Lalpur, Natore, beat four Russell's vipers to death while harvesting peanuts on a Padma char on 22 June.
Environment
No Shortage of Antivenom, Civil Surgeon Urges Calm Over Russell's Viper
Khulna civil surgeon Dr Sheikh Safiqul Islam says there is no shortage of antivenom in the district's hospitals and there is no need to panic over Russell's viper.
Crops
Mango Maund Set at 52 kg, Growers Held Hostage by Wholesalers
Mango growers at Kansat, the country's largest mango market, say wholesalers are forcing them to sell 52 kg or more as a single maund.
Environment
Two Pythons Beaten to Death After Being Mistaken for Russell's Vipers
Local people in Chattogram beat two pythons to death on 21 and 22 June, believing them to be Russell's vipers.
Environment
Environment Ministry Issues Advice on Staying Safe From Russell's Viper
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidance on avoiding and treating Russell's viper bites amid growing public concern.
Environment
Bangladesh's Six Venomous Snakes
Besides the Russell's viper, Bangladesh is home to several other venomous snakes; here is a guide to six of them and to the scale of snakebite in the country.
Environment
Rumours About Russell's Viper in Mirsarai
Rumours on social media of Russell's viper sightings have raised fear in Mirsarai, Chattogram, but officials say no such snake has been seen in the upazila.
Crops
Miyazaki, the World's Most Expensive Mango
Japan's Miyazaki mango, known as the "egg of the sun", commands extraordinary prices because of painstaking cultivation, limited output and strict quality control.
Environment
A Day of Running to Healers, Then a Boy Dies of Snakebite at Night
A 12-year-old madrasa student bitten by a snake in Sharsha, Jashore was taken to village healers all day and was declared dead on reaching hospital that night.
Bangladesh
Nurullah Is Both Mother and Father to Shashi the Fawn
An abandoned deer fawn named Shashi is growing up in the care of forest department staffer Nurullah at the Shashiganj beat office in Tazumuddin, Bhola.
Environment
Awami League to Reward Anyone Who Catches a Live Russell's Viper
Faridpur district Awami League has clarified that its Tk 50,000 reward is for catching a Russell's viper alive in an environmentally sound way, not for killing one.