CropsWith heavy to very heavy rain forecast for most of Bangladesh from 12 to 14 July 2026, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) issued advice for farmers at the Aman seedbed and transplanting stage.
A python kept trapped in a net for three days by a young man hoping to sell it has been rescued in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.
Rooftop farmingSharmin Akter of Binodpur, Rajshahi, came first in the rooftop garden category of the National Tree Plantation Award 2025; she says saplings and pots from the garden she began in 2022 earn her about Tk 12 lakh a year.
EnvironmentOn 12 July 2026 the Chattogram civil surgeon said 75 people had been bitten by snakes during the district's floods, and 20 to 25 had fallen ill with diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases.
Floodwater is slowly receding in Bandarban, but thousands of families remain marooned and farmers, roads and bridges have suffered heavy losses.
EnvironmentAs rain eased on 11 July 2026, the Raikhyong river in Rangamati's Bilaichhari began to fall and water drained from Baghaichhari, though 1,445 people were still in shelters there.
Rosti, Switzerland's crisp-edged potato pancake, can be made at home quickly with a handful of ingredients.
Navy chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan has launched the Bangladesh Navy's Tree Plantation Campaign-2026 as part of the government's 25 crore tree drive.
A Royal Bengal tigress badly injured in a poachers' snare has been released back into the Sundarbans after about six months of treatment in Khulna.
Floodwater is receding in Kurigram, but severe river erosion is eating into homesteads and around 500 hectares of crops have been damaged.
Floods, landslides, typhoons and heatwaves from Bangladesh to Europe are being linked to El Nino, which the World Meteorological Organization warns will grow stronger in the coming months.
EnvironmentFrom 11 July 2026 the Manu and Dhalai rivers in Moulvibazar began to fall and the flood eased, but diarrhoea, dysentery and fever broke out in the flood-hit parts of four upazilas.
Ripe mango malai kulfi, combining the natural sweetness of mango with a thick, creamy malai, is easy to make at home with a few ingredients.
