Environment
Gaziul, the Lifeline of Campus Animals and Birds
Rajshahi University employee Gaziul Islam has been feeding and caring for hungry campus animals and birds since 2008.
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Agribusiness
No Justification for Broiler Price Above Tk 200, Says Consumer Rights DG
The director general of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection says there is no justification for broiler chicken to cost more than Tk 200 a kg for consumers.
Vegetables
Chicken Prices Hold, Vegetables Dearer in Dhaka Before Ramadan
Vegetables became dearer in Dhaka's markets ahead of Ramadan while broiler chicken held at last week's price and gram was the only item to get cheaper.
Agribusiness
Why Broiler Costs Tk 250 a Kg Will Be Investigated: Consumer Rights DG
The consumer rights directorate chief has called for an investigation into why broiler chicken sells at Tk 250 a kg when production costs Tk 167.
Livestock
Chicken Meat Output Down 26 Percent, Eggs 25
The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association says chicken meat output is 25.71 percent and egg output 25 percent below capacity as farms shut.
Crops
Govt Orders Paddy Purchase on 'First Come, First Served' Basis
With government paddy procurement lagging this aman season, the food ministry has ordered direct purchases from farmers on a "first come, first served" basis alongside the app.
Crops
Government to Buy Aman Paddy Through an App in 272 Upazilas
The government will buy Aman paddy through the "Krishoker App" in 272 selected upazilas as a pilot this season, the Directorate of Food has told field officials.
Crops
Rice Stocks 'Satisfactory', Yet Prices Are at Their Highest
Government food grain stocks are higher than at the same time in the past two years, yet rice prices are at their peak.
Crops
Fourth Farmers' Market Opens in Azimpur
Dhaka South City Corporation's fourth farmers' market opened in Azimpur, giving vetted farmers from Savar a place to sell safe vegetables and fruit.
Agribusiness
800 Farms Close in Two Months in Gaibandha
With feed, chick and medicine prices soaring but egg and chicken prices flat, 800 of Gaibandha's 2,800 commercial farms have closed in two months.
Crops
Rice Production to Rise by 33.5 Lakh Tonnes in Three Years
Expanding high-yielding rice varieties could lift Bangladesh's rice output by about 33.5 lakh tonnes by 2024-25, a workshop in Dhaka organised by BRRI and the DAE was told.
Crops
Paddy Variety Must Be Printed on Rice Sacks, No Polishing at Will
A law is being made to require the paddy variety to be printed on rice sacks and to set how much rice may be polished, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said.
World
Food Prices Signal Pressure on the Global Economy
Consumers from Tokyo to London are feeling rising prices as supply chain shortages threaten the economic recovery after Covid-19 restrictions.