The use of cement sheets in the livestock and poultry sectors to combat heat stress could increase annual production of approximately Tk 12,000 crore, speakers highlighted at a seminar titled 鈥楪reen Construction: How Cement Sheet is Transforming Bangladesh鈥檚 Agricultural Economy鈥� held at the Economic Reporters鈥� Forum on Monday...
Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural product exports increased in the July-May period of the 2023-24 financial year compared with that in the same period of the previous financial year, but exporters expressed disappointment over the amount, saying that the export performance was below par...
The research project, nexus between women鈥檚 empowerment in livestock index, food and nutrition security in small livestock farmers in Bangladesh, funded by the LDDP, was held at...
Banks disbursed Tk聽26,667 crore in agricultural loans in July-March of the 2023-24 financial year, which accounts for 76.19 per cent of the total disbursement target for...
Independent lawmaker Md Nasser Shahrear Zahedee on Thursday criticised finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali for reducing subsidies in agriculture in the proposed budget for the financial year 2024-25...
Six artists have depicted corporate control of the agriculture sector by displaying artworks at an exhibition titled 鈥楽owing鈥� under way at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka at...
A workshop on current situation, achievements and prospects of the project titled 鈥楶roduction, processing and distribution of quality spice seeds鈥� held at the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation in Dhaka鈥檚 Sher-E-Bangla Nagar area on Friday...
In the proposed budget for the financial year 2024鈥�25, the allocation in the agriculture sector remained almost unchanged, compared with the previous year, despite agriculture was termed a priority sector during the budget announcement...
Teachers and students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University observed World Environment Day by participating in an event held on campus on Thursday...
RECENTLY, I was invited to present an online seminar hosted by a language education research centre at a UK university. I had the freedom to choose my topic. And I chose to talk about our ongoing research on local textbooks, varieties of English, and ideologies. This research is based on an analysis of textbooks used in Bangladesh...
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation held a training workshop on the 4th Industrial Revolution on Wednesday, said a press release...
A workshop on 鈥業mplementation of Right to Information Act and Action Plan鈥� was conducted by the Right to Information Committee of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University under the Annual Performance Agreement...
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation chairman Abdullah Sazzad on Saturday inspected its Jashore area activities...
INADEQUATE attention to agriculture affects a steady growth of the agricultural sector. This is reflected in the declining share of agriculture in gross domestic product in recent years. Its contribution has reduced over a decade, from 17 per cent in 2010 to 12.6 per cent in 2020...
Experts and economists on Thursday said that Bangladesh鈥檚 agriculture sector should get focus as one of the key economic drivers, beyond food security...
Speakers at a workshop held at Sech Bhaban in the capital on Tuesday emphasised the importance of integrating nutrition into the agricultural value chain to enhance food security and improve livelihoods...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation from Australia to boost agriculture production as Australia has technological expertise in this sector...
The results dissemination and policy co-creation workshop on 鈥楨nhancing Food Safety in Fish and Chicken Value Chains of Bangladesh鈥� was held on Monday at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council in Dhaka...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 identity as primarily an agricultural nation underscores the pivotal role of its farming sectors in driving economic prosperity. Therefore, fostering a profitable, sustainable, and eco-friendly agricultural framework is imperative to safeguarding long-term food security for...
THE concept of well-being has come to dominate the public and political agenda globally. It has also become almost a universal aim for education systems. Specifically, student well-being can be located at the centre of policy, curriculum, and pedagogy. It鈥檚 hard to dismiss well-being as an educational holy grail...
AGRICULTURE has played a vital role in Bangladesh鈥檚 gross domestic product since independence in 1971. Through the years, the economy of Bangladesh grew, and the income of the country surged from different other sectors, such as the service sector and manufacturing sector...
The fisheries biology and genetics department of Bangladesh Agricultural University at a press conference on Wednesday presented the genome sequence of...
In 2026 under the new national curriculum, the Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations will carry 65 per cent 鈥榳eightage鈥� for the written part and 35 per cent weightage for the activity-based part in the summative assessment...
A delegation from the Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, China visited Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute on Tuesday...
Madrassah students will have to wait for at least two more years to get their specialised textbooks under the new national curriculum that has already been introduced for general students, authorities said...
A bilateral meeting was held between Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud and Gambia鈥檚 FM Mamadou Tangara on Friday on the sidelines of the OIC's 15th Summit Pre-Preparatory Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Banjul, Gambia.....
The training and communication wing of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute has arranged training on new technologies, invented for scientists, at the...
Chapainawabganj, the country鈥檚 mango capital, is facing a potential fruit failure this year due to the relentless heatwave scorching the region. Mango cultivation, already hit by an off-year with lower yields, is now under further threat as the intense heat dries up and causes immature mangoes to fall from trees...
