August 28, 2017
Seedlings crisis worries farmers
With crops on 6.11 lakh hectares of land damaged by floods, farmers in 32 districts are in dire need of Aman seedlings to recoup their losses by producing the foodgrain. In many northern and central districts, farmers couldn't plant Aman seedlings as floodwater washed away most of the seedbeds.
August 26, 2017
Global efforts to fight wheat blast
Global scientific resources have been pooled under an international collaboration to combat wheat blast in Bangladesh so that the
August 24, 2017
Farm growth slows down
The growth of the country's farm sector has slowed down over the last five years and an expert from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) attributed this largely to the fall in rice production growth. The sector registered a yearly growth of 2.3 percent in 2012-16, down from 4.7 percent in 2007-11.
August 19, 2017
Haor project put on ice
People in the country's northeastern haor areas remain at the mercy of nature. Every year, pre-monsoon floods come and submerge vast swathes of land, destroying the only crop in the region -- Boro. It seems haor people are destined to suffer.
August 15, 2017
Food import to double
The government is going to double the amount of food grains it planned to import a few months ago amid high rice prices, fast depleting stocks and a flood ravaging crop fields in the north.
August 10, 2017
Dredger purchase beats snail's pace
This is a classic case of inertia, a case that clearly shows how things move in government offices. In 2010, the government planned to dredge and make the country's vast waterways navigable in 10 years.
August 10, 2017
Govt to further slash duty on rice import
In a desperate bid to stabilise rice price, the government has decided to further reduce the duty on import of the staple and strike a deal with Thailand to buy rice.
August 9, 2017
Fish revolution
With a 25-fold growth in farmed fish market over the last three decades, Bangladesh has been experiencing a quiet revolution in aquaculture. The country grows nearly 20 lakh tonnes of farmed fish a year, and an overwhelming 75 percent of the farmers sell fish to wholesalers.
August 4, 2017
Divorce doubles, separation triples in one decade
The rate of people getting divorced and living separately from their spouses almost doubled over the last decade, revealed a recent
August 3, 2017
Cambodian rice brings respite
In a desperate move to replenish the dried up food silos and boost rice supply in domestic market, the government has struck a deal with Cambodia to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of the staple in three months.