Environment
Chhatra Dal Plants Trees in Memory of July Martyrs
Chhatra Dal planted saplings in Dhaka to remember the martyrs of the July uprising, and the state minister for forest and environment stopped his car to join in.
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Environment
Week-Long Tree Fair Opens in Rangamati
Rangamati's MP opened a week-long tree fair and urged that hill afforestation go hand in hand with the livelihoods of people who depend on the forest.
Vegetables
Add Colourful Vegetables and Fruit to Your Child's Diet
Colourful vegetables and fruit supply vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that help children grow, and the habit should start with the mother's diet in pregnancy.
Crops
Babar Sheikh Succeeds With Grapes, Now Has 200 Vines in His Orchard
A young farmer in Faridpur's Boalmari has a bumper grape crop from 200 vines of three varieties, selling fruit at Tk 500 a kg and saplings to would-be growers.
EnvironmentWaterlogging drives snakes into homes and kitchens in Rupganj, Narayanganj
In July 2026, residents of Rupganj in Narayanganj said waterlogging after days of rain was bringing snakes into bedrooms, kitchens and cowsheds almost daily; the upazila health officer urged bite victims to come quickly to hospital.
Environment
BGB Chief Hands Out Relief to Flood-Hit Families in Sunamganj
Border Guard Bangladesh distributed relief goods and gave free medical treatment to more than 500 people hit by heavy rain and hill-water flooding in Sunamganj.
Crops1,200 Orange Trees Cut in a Kamalganj Reserved-Forest Eviction; Family Alleges Extortion
A family in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj says the Forest Department destroyed its orchard of about 1,200 orange trees during a 16 July 2026 eviction because it had stopped making monthly payments to a forest official; the department says orchards on reserved forest land are illegal and the drive was lawful.
Vegetables
Which Leafy Green Is Good for Health in the Monsoon?
Properly cleaned and cooked, Malabar spinach is a safe and nutritious leafy green to eat during the monsoon, nutritionists say.
FruitsFormer migrant worker builds a crore-taka papaya and seedling business in Babuganj
Abu Bakar Siddique Sumon, who worked in 22 countries, began growing papaya in Babuganj, Barishal, in 2021. Agriculture department figures cited by Jago News put his five-year sales at about Tk 60 lakh of papaya and Tk 1.6 crore of seedlings, and he says he has trained more than 2,000 people.
Environment
Four-Foot Monocled Cobra Rescued from Home in Kuakata
Volunteers rescued a four-foot monocled cobra from a farmer's home in Kuakata, Patuakhali, and released it in the Gangamati reserve forest.
VegetablesGreen chilli prices pass Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka after days of rain
Continuous rain in July 2026 pushed green chillies above Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka's retail markets, and to Tk 280 in some; traders said waterlogged fields had cut supply.
Environment18-foot python rescued from a settlement in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar
Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a python about 18 feet long from beside a community centre in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, on 21 July 2026 and handed it to the forest range office for release in the forest.
FlowersBeli in a village courtyard: a poet's essay on Arabian jasmine garlands
In an essay published by Jagonews24 on 21 July 2026, poet Nazim Al Mamun described the beli (Arabian jasmine) bush in his village courtyard, whose evening flowers he strings into garlands and gives away rather than sells.