Exporters allege bribery at every step of the government's only central packing house at Shyampur, while projects worth hundreds of crores have left it without a working lab.
Bangladesh's prime minister has sent mangoes as a goodwill gift to Malaysia's King and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The Bangladesh Air Force has launched its 2023 tree plantation programme in line with the national tree planting campaign.
The Mango Special Train has set off again carrying a burden of losses, having spent several times what it earned over the past three years.
Bangladesh Army chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed opened the army's 2023 tree plantation drive by planting a bakul sapling at Dhaka Cantonment.
The government says about 1.25 crore animals fit for sacrifice are available for the coming Eid-ul-Adha, enough to meet demand without imported cattle.
The government has declared a zero tolerance policy on wildlife crime, the environment minister said on International Biodiversity Day.
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited plans to plant bonsai-type trees along the whole metro rail median from Uttara to Motijheel.
The environment minister told a meeting on human-elephant conflict that the government is determined to end deaths from wild elephant attacks.
Bangladesh has prepared its first red list of 1,000 plant species, of which 394 are threatened, Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin said.
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin says the government is taking steps to protect people from wild elephant attacks, including solar fencing and prompt compensation.
The government wants blast-hit BRRI dhan28 out of farmers' fields quickly and is urging growers to switch to newer varieties, the agriculture minister said.
The government will buy 16.5 lakh tonnes of paddy and rice from the domestic market in the coming boro season.
