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Govt devises five-year strategic plan to help revive ailing jute sector

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- The government has devised an ambitious five-year strategic plan to help revive Bangladesh's ailing jute sector after export earnings from jute and jute goods fell by nearly 29 p... Read More


July 36: when Bangladesh saw democracy restored after 18 years

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- When the calendar turned to August 5, 2024, Bangladeshis chose to call the day "36 July" instead, to mark a fresh start. Advertisement The symbolic extension of a month marked b... Read More


Ministry of Agriculture retains decades-old fertiliser dealers

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to retain almost all the existing fertiliser dealers appointed under the previous governments despite Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's pled... Read More


Aromatic rice price hits all-time high of Tk 230 a kg

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Prices of locally grown aromatic rice have surged to an all-time high of Tk 220-230 per kg at the retail level, causing extra burden on consumers. Traders and market analysts a... Read More


Floods ravage 43 dists as death toll rises to 56

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Days of relentless rainfall and hill runoff have unleashed devastating floods across 43 districts in the country, claiming 56 lives and inundating around 140,000 hectares of cro... Read More


Imports of foodgrain register 2nd-highest volume in FY26

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Bangladesh recorded its second-highest volume of foodgrains import in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 due to surge in the wheat purchases by both the government and private sectors due... Read More


Erratic June rainfall deals severe blow to agriculture and public health

Dhaka, July 4 -- Scanty rainfall in June has dealt a dual blow to Bangladesh's agriculture and public health, exposing the country's growing vulnerability to climate change.Geographic Experts warn th... Read More


Raise budget allocations for agriculture: Experts urge government

Dhaka, June 11 -- Economists and agricultural value-chain experts have called for raising allocations for the broader agriculture sector to 9.5 per cent of the national budget, arguing that a sustaine... Read More


High priority for R&D in next edu budget

Dhaka, May 26 -- The government and policymakers are placing strong emphasis on research, development and innovation while preparing the budget for the country's education sector, which is expected to... Read More


Import of fertilisers from Malaysia becomes uncertain

Dhaka, May 21 -- The move to import fertilisers from Malaysia under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement has become uncertain due to technical problems, officials have said. The Bangladesh Ag... Read More