Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter said the country will no longer stay poor if its natural and marine resources are used properly, speaking at the close of USAID's Ecofish-2 project.
A recipe for hilsa kofta curry, fried balls of hilsa paste simmered in a spiced onion-tomato gravy.
Hilsa, plentiful in the monsoon, is packed with omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that benefit the heart, joints, eyes, skin, bones and brain.
With many people falling ill with diarrhoea in the sudden heat, here is what to do quickly if you get it.
Low haemoglobin can seriously affect the body, and certain fruits and vegetables can help keep levels up alongside medical advice.
Dr Shriram Nene, husband of actress Madhuri Dixit, has named white bread, sweetened yoghurt, fruit juice, processed meat and sugary foods as things not to eat at breakfast.
Repeated colds, dry skin, slow-healing wounds and joint pain can point to vitamin C deficiency in children, which vitamin C-rich foods can help.
A recipe for kabab made with green bananas and chana dal, coated in egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fried.
Papaya is healthy, but a few foods should not be eaten with it or straight after it.
Roti, potatoes, fruit, corn and tea are among the foods best not eaten with or straight after rice.
Diabetes patients need not avoid mangoes and litchis entirely, but should eat them in measured amounts, keep their blood sugar under control and follow a doctor's advice.
The Directorate General of Food has assigned eight of its officials to oversee Boro paddy and rice procurement, one for each division, this season.
Driven by demand from poultry, fish and livestock feed, maize has become one of Bangladesh's most important crops, and imports are gradually falling.
