Dive into the rich flavors of Bengali cuisine with the 鈥楤angla Food Fest鈥欌�� Pathao鈥檚 campaign featuring exclusive deals on mouth-watering local dishes. From April 14 to April 19, enjoy delicious discounts from your favorite Bengali restaurants, all in celebration of our culture and cravings...
FOOD adulteration is not merely a matter of consumer dissatisfaction. It is a pressing public health crisis in Bangladesh, where it causes widespread sickness, financial hardship and long-term damage to public trust in food safety. As an everyday...
The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said on Monday...
IN BANGLADESH, where 40 per cent of adolescent girls suffer from anaemia and 35 per cent of children under five experience stunting, the need for nutrition-sensitive food systems has never been more urgent. These statistics represent not just numbers but millions of young lives being compromised at the most critical stages of their development. While the country...
THE Global Hunger Index 2024, published by Welthungerhilfe, Germany based non-profit and non-governmental aid agency, provides an important snapshot of the global state of hunger and malnutrition. This year鈥檚 findings reflect both progress and stagnation. While some nations inch closer to the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030, others...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation in an effort to export fruits and farm products to China in a bigger way...
AN INCREASE in the number poor households, to 26.43 per cent in 2024 from 24.73 per cent in 2022, against the backdrop of persistent inflationary pressure, which has added to food insecurity, natural disasters and other artificial factors, shows that the poor and low-income people are left to struggle, warranting early government steps. Whilst this has been the case with...
Speakers at a discussion have underscored the importance of clear labeling system on product packaging, allowing the consumers to easily identify the levels of sugar, salt, trans fat, saturated fat, and other ingredients to determine potential health risks...
Distraught Myanmar relief camp dwellers received final handouts from the World Food Programme on Wednesday as the UN agency begins halting aid to a million people in the country because funding has dried up...
BANGLADESH is home to two species of Pangas fish: pangasius pangasius, which inhabits open water bodies such as rivers, floodplains and beels and Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, a species predominantly cultured in closed water systems such as ponds and ghers. Over the years, Pangas 鈥� particularly Pangasianodon hypophthalmus 鈥� has emerged as the most...
THE optics were poor. Until recently, the new government hadn鈥檛 been able to tame the rising prices of essentials. The injured were still woefully neglected and there was rising insecurity. The government had set up reform commissions in key sectors and the commissions were hard at work. In time one hopes they would yield results. Long term planning does matter but...
NATURE-BASED solutions have gained significant attention recently to address environmental degradation, water and food insecurity, natural disasters, and climate crises. The concept of NbS stems from the ecosystem approach. In 2016, the European Commission defined NbS as 鈥榥ature-inspired and nature-supported solutions.鈥� These solutions encompass actions aimed...
AMID growing income inequality, high unemployment rates and unprecedented food inflation, economists have rightly pointed out that the budget for the next financial year should prioritise the economic woes of the ordinary people. Economists in a pre-budget meeting with the finance adviser on March 16 urged the government to create an enabling investment...
Economists in a pre-budget discussion on Sunday in the capital Dhaka suggested employment generation schemes, expansion of social spending and maintenance of a high food stock in the forthcoming financial year...
The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food聽 aid because of 鈥榗ritical funding shortfalls鈥�, it said on Friday.
Officials overseeing Rohingya issues and community leaders fear a surge in crimes in and around the camps at Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar because of UN food aid cut.
Two foodpanda riders have successfully performed their Umrah pilgrimage after winning 鈥榩anda-rider Eid competition 2024,鈥� said a press release...
The United Nations World Food Programme warns of a critical funding shortfall for its emergency response operations in Bangladesh, jeopardising food assistance for over one million displaced Rohingya people in Bangladesh.
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has launched a special rider appreciation campaign for Ramadan, the fasting month of the Muslims, said a press release...
THE United Nations鈥� sudden and drastic reduction in monthly food aid, by 52 per cent, could be devastating for more than a million of the Rohingyas now sheltered in Bangladesh. The World Food Programme on March 5 announced that it would reduce its allocation for food for the Rohingyas in Bangladesh from $12.5 to $6 per person beginning on April 1 and cited...
The rate of the overall inflation eased further to 9.34 per cent in February with food prices dropping both in rural and urban areas to 11 months low.
Online food and grocery delivery platform, Foodpanda, on Monday launched the Grand Iftar Bazar at Banani in Dhaka.
The prices of essential food items, including rice, vegetables and chicken, maintained an upward trend on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka on Friday, ahead of Ramadan, leaving consumers helpless.
Fifty lakh families across the country will receive 30 kilogram of rice at Tk 15 a kilogram in March and April...
The 10th Bangladesh Agro-Processors鈥� Association Foodpro International Expo 2025 will begin tomorrow at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Visiting International Food Policy Research Institute director for the poverty, gender and inclusion unit, Daniel Gilligan observed that malnutrition and lack of access to high quality diets were among the leading challenges to food security in Bangladesh...
Online delivery platform foodpanda has introduced the Pau Pau Plushie Quest campaign, allowing customers to receive a limited-edition Pau Pau plushie by completing seven food orders...
Square Food and Beverage Limited on Friday launched seven new products during its Annual Sales Conference 2025 held at Hotel Sea Palace in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, said a press release.
The government has appointed Sheikh Matiur Rahman, joint secretary to the Ministry of Commerce, as administrator for the Bangladesh Live and Chilled Food Exporters鈥� Association...
Five per cent of people suffers from sort of intestinal disorders daily in Bangladesh due to unsafe food consumption, said food secretary Md Masudul Hasan on Sunday...