CropsContinuous rain and hill runoff had affected crops on more than 28,610 hectares in 12 districts of Bangladesh by 11 July 2026, according to the agriculture department's preliminary report, while thousands of ponds and shrimp ghers were washed out in Chattogram.
A wild elephant that was seriously injured after falling from a hill about 300 feet high in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, died under treatment on 12 July.
CropsHafez Rokonuddin, a former imam from Nayanpur village in Mymensingh's Bhaluka, has built two commercial latkan orchards on four bighas and developed a selection known locally as "Nayanpuri latkan". By his own account he earns Tk 7-8 lakh a year from grafted saplings alone.
A Wildlife and Snake Rescue Team pulled a 2.5-foot monocled cobra from a house in Boalkhali, Chattogram, sparing the family from the venomous snake.
CropsMango growers in Chapainawabganj alleged in July 2026 that an artificial shortage had doubled the price of fruit bags and that low-quality bags let much of their fruit rot; agriculture department sources put spending on bags at about Tk 180 crore.
EnvironmentA wild mother elephant was seriously injured on 11 July 2026 after slipping down a steep hillside in Naitongpara, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, the Forest Department said; vets treated her where she fell.
Floodwater has started entering a power substation in Bandarban, which may be shut down, cutting supply to more than 10,000 customers.
CookingA home recipe for ripe mango sandesh, published in July 2026 at the height of the mango season, cooks blended mango in ghee with sugar, milk powder and mawa until the mixture thickens and can be shaped.
CropsIn Cumilla on 11 July 2026, agriculture minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said flood-hit farmers were being listed at union and ward level and would then receive seed, fertiliser and farm inputs.
A government employee posted in Khulna goes home to Narail's Notdanga beel for water lilies and puti fish, cooked into a curry by his mother.
EnvironmentOn 11 July 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said rain and upstream runoff had pushed four rivers above the danger level at six points, the Sangu 107 cm above at Bandarban.
Crisp samosas with a spicy shrimp filling make a change from the usual afternoon snack.
A union parishad member in Sherpur's Jhenaigati who was told latkan would not grow in the area earned Tk 1.9 lakh from 51 trees this season.
