FisheriesPrawns stored for a long time or of poor quality are often sold as fresh, Jagonews24 warned in July 2026. US Food and Drug Administration advice shows how smell, flesh colour and the ice in a pack reveal their quality.
Saplings planted under the government's 250 million tree programme will be monitored by satellite, GIS, remote sensing and drones, Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said.
Several days of heavy rain and hill torrents have sent the Sangu above the danger level in Bandarban, flooding homes, roads and farmland.
FruitsTraders at Gourinathpur bazar in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, said in July 2026 that Tk 1 crore to Tk 1.5 crore worth of dragon fruit changed hands there on an average day, at more than a hundred wholesale depots.
EnvironmentOn 7 July 2026 Bangladesh's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned of short-term floods in 16 districts including Chattogram; amid worry over the ongoing HSC exams, the inter-board committee said all preparations were in place.
EnvironmentHeavy rain and hill runoff pushed the Teesta to 12 cm below the danger level at the Teesta Barrage's Dalia point on the evening of 7 July 2026, and forecasters warned it could cross the mark within 24 to 48 hours.
EnvironmentA woman bitten by a snake died after being taken to the Madarganj Upazila Health Complex in Jamalpur on the night of 6 July 2026; the next day a staff doctor was allegedly assaulted, and a three-member committee was formed to investigate.
A 24-year-old housewife died in Madaripur after a venomous snake hidden in a pile of firewood bit her as she collected fuel for cooking.
VegetablesKoshari, Egypt's national dish of rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas and crispy onions under a tangy tomato sauce, can be made at home with simple ingredients; UNESCO added it to its intangible heritage list in December 2025.
Sweet-and-sour ashphal, a native monsoon fruit, has started arriving in Magura's markets, where buyers are crowding the fruit stalls.
FisheriesA 2 kg hilsa netted in the Padma at Daulatdia in Goalanda, Rajbari, sold for Tk 9,200 on 7 July 2026 to a Tangail man who lives in Saudi Arabia, a local fish trader said.
Rising rivers after heavy rain in Feni and India's Tripura have revived fears in a district still scarred by the devastating flood of August 2024.
FisheriesOn 6 July 2026 a large hilsa from the Meghna weighing 2 kg 130 g was sold at auction for Tk 9,000 at the Tulatuli fish landing in Bhola Sadar.
