EnvironmentA seven-year-old girl died of a snakebite in Jhilim union of Chapainawabganj Sadar on the afternoon of 17 June 2026. Locals alleged she was first taken to a village healer; she was brought to hospital hours later and found dead.
LivestockThe carton date, the float test and the look of a cracked egg give a guide to its age, but US food-safety officials say a floating egg is old, not necessarily bad: the smell decides.
Rangpur's famous Haribhanga mango went on sale officially on 15 June, drawing crowds to Padaganj market amid complaints that some traders picked early.
Beyond eating it fresh, the seasonal latkan fruit can be turned into a sweet-and-sour pickle at home with a few simple ingredients.
A new El Nino declared by NOAA on 11 June could break all records, raising the risk of floods, droughts, heatwaves and food crises across the world.
A severe shortage of golda prawn post-larvae after a ban on wild-caught and Indian fry has left Bagerhat's shrimp farmers unable to stock their ghers.
FruitsFavourable weather gave Natore a good mango crop in 2026, but in mid-June growers told Jagonews24 that Khirsapat and Langra were fetching only Tk 40 to Tk 50 a kilogram, and that traders were demanding extra mangoes on every maund.
AgribusinessThe hilsa season had begun in June 2026, yet little hilsa reached Barishal's Port Road wholesale fish landing centre: on 2 June about 60 maunds arrived where some 1,000 were expected, and prices were high.
EnvironmentKenya hosted the 2026 Desertification and Drought Day on rangelands. UN agencies say up to 40% of land is degraded and drought may affect over three-quarters of people by 2050, while the WMO says early warnings save lives.
FruitsA Jagonews24 report of 17 June 2026 said the seasonal fruit latkan could support weight control but was no magic cure; published research on the fruit and health-authority advice put the claim in context.
CookingLionel Messi has said in interviews that the milanesa napolitana his mother Celia makes is the food he likes most. In June 2026 Jagonews24 published a recipe for making this Argentine breaded-meat dish at home.
EnvironmentThe Bangladesh Air Force said on 16 June 2026, in an ISPR press release, that its helicopters would drop seed balls over coastal areas and remote parts of the Chattogram Hill Tracts under its Tree Plantation Programme 2026.
The state minister for fisheries and livestock has ordered an end to the production of fishing nets that harm hilsa breeding and conservation.
