HealthIn a June 2026 Jagonews24 feature, former teacher Bibi Shahijan traced how the herbs and spices of the Bengali kitchen became subjects of laboratory research, a growing market and an opportunity for Bangladesh, while urging caution over adulteration and self-treatment.
FruitsOn Sunday 31 May 2026 a brother and sister, Asif and Sathi Akter, drowned in a pond next to their home at Kekupara in Chaklahat union of Panchagarh Sadar upazila. Locals believed they fell in while picking mangoes from a tree on the bank.
HealthProfessor Md Sayedul Arefin, director of the University of Dhaka's Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, told BBC Bangla in May 2026 that plant fat is far better than animal fat, which should be eaten in moderation.
EnvironmentShamim Hossain, 28, was bitten by a snake in his sleep in Gangni, Meherpur, on the night of 4 November 2025, was taken first to a local ojha and died in the upazila health complex on the morning of 5 November. The doctor said he had arrived too late.
EnvironmentGopa Ghosh, 47, was bitten by a snake on the night of 3 September 2025 on her way to the toilet behind her home in East Syedpur, Sitakunda, and was declared dead at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
CropsThe coloured band at the foot of a pesticide label shows how toxic the product is: under FAO and WHO guidance, red marks the most hazardous products and green the least.
FruitsSummer markets fill with mango, jamun, lychee, jackfruit and watermelon. The World Health Organization advises eating fresh fruit in season, while fruit ripened early with calcium carbide carries health risks.
The government has decided to buy twice as much antivenom as last year as the spread of Russell's viper causes snake panic across Bangladesh.
The coordinator of Bangladesh's Venom Research Centre says antivenom now imported from India could be produced at home once a modern venom laboratory is built.
Scientists writing in Nature have found coronaviruses closely related to Covid-19 in pangolins smuggled into China and urge a strict ban on their sale.
The World Health Organization has warned people against popular myths about protecting themselves from the new coronavirus.
