Trump sworn in for 2nd term
Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback...
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28 BAU students expelled for ragging
Bangladesh Agriculture University authorities have expelled 28 students for one year for ragging first year students of the university....
FILING BASELESS CASES: Interim govt introduces fascist culture: JSD
Leaders of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, a partner of the Ganatantra Mancha at a protest rally in Dhaka on Tuesday alleged that the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus had introduced fascist culture by filing baseless cases like the Sheikh Hasina-led government...
Global food prices drop 2.1pc in 2024: FAO
Global food prices fell by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the average for the previous year, mainly due to declines in cereal and sugar prices, according to the latest report released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...
Impact of sustainable agriculture
SUSTAINABLE agriculture seeks to meet today鈥檚 food needs while it shoul ensure that future generations can also thrive. It is about finding the right balance between social fairness, economic stability and environmental care. In Bangladesh, where agriculture, which supports nearly 40 per cent of the work force, is a cornerstone of the economy, embracing...
Training on role of adolescents held
Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum and Forum for Culture and Human Development jointly organised a daylong training programme at Bhuiyan Para, Khilgaon in the capital on Saturday...
Haor agriculture becoming dependent on chemicals: dialogue
Speakers at a dialogue on Tuesday said that the reliance on chemicals for agricultural production increased in haor areas across the country...
Vision rooted in pragmatism and peace Future Bangladesh
BANGLADESH, with its rich history of resilience, vibrant culture, and untapped potential, stands at a crossroads. To earn respect on the global stage, the nation must channel its energies toward development, innovation, and peaceful engagement. While external tensions and internal challenges exist, Bangladesh鈥檚 path to global admiration lies not in confrontation but in pragmatic nation-building. By focusing...
Bangladesh urges FAO to ensure uninterrupted exports during calamities
Bangladesh鈥檚 newly appointed ambassador to Italy ATM Rokebul Haque stressed the need of more effective role of FAO for uninterrupted exports of agriculture goods during global emergencies and disasters, sidestepping export restrictions by any country...
Heavy metals: a policy blind spot
BANGLADESH with its fertile land and abundant water resources has agriculture and aquaculture at the heart of its economy, providing sustenance for its 170 million citizens and livelihood for millions of farmers and fishers. Yet, a silent crisis threatens the vital sectors: heavy metal pollution. This growing threat poses significant risks to public health...
British farmers protest in London over inheritance tax change
British farmers massed in London on Tuesday, calling on the Labour government to scrap plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which they say threatens the agriculture sector and food production...
Towards land degradation-neutral world
LAND acts as the primary source of food. More than eight billion people still draw 99.9 per cent of food from land. Out of agriculture, the first human intervention in the nature, emerged communities, which ultimately brought in pollution. Records show that civilisation has spoilt most of the land people lived on. Neolithic revolution caused changes in the...
Post-Hasina Bangladesh: realigning parties?
CONFIGURATIONS of political parties in Bangladesh now carry multiple drifts 鈥� they are still inchoate after a long hiatus under an authoritarian stretch of 15 plus years. But the parties got a new lease of life since a populist revolt ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 repressive regime. Now, they are optimistic, alive and thrusting. The expected...
GAIN holds nutrition campaign in Dinajpur
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and Department of Agricultural Extension jointly organised a nutrition campaign as part of the Diversified Resilient Agriculture for Improved Food and Nutrition Security project at Dinajpur Sadar on Thursday...
Govt extends OMS prog to Ctg, Khulna
The Department of Agricultural Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture is selling essential commodities, including agricultural products, at subsidised prices through OMS programme at a total of 45 points in Dhaka, Khulna and Chittagong cities...
DB arrests ex-minister Abdur Razzaque in Dhaka
The police arrested Awami League presidium member and former agriculture minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque at Eskaton in the capital on Monday...
Agriculture product exports rise in July-Sept
Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural product exports in the July-September period of the financial year 2024-25 increased slightly while the shipment of vegetables witnessed a sharp decline in the period...
Flood causes damage worth Tk 324cr in Mymensingh
The recent flood in Mymensingh caused damage to fisheries and agriculture estimated at Tk 324 crore, leaving many fish farmers severely affected, said the officials on Saturday...
BSSCR to hold 4th conference in November 15-16
Bangladesh Society for the Study of Culture and Religion is scheduled to hold its fourth conference on 鈥楽cience, Spirituality and Sanctity鈥� in November 15-16 in Panchagarh...
Ruhul Amin joins BADC as chairman
Md Ruhul Amin Khan joined as chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, an organisation under the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday...
Undemocratic, extortionist political culture should be shunned
THE involvement of Bangladesh Nationalist Party people in undemocratic and often illegal activities, a corrupt practice that they were fiercely critical of during the tenure of the toppled Awami League, is disconcerting. The son of a former BNP general secretary, along with a leader of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, has claimed the position of the...
Adviser Jahangir for ensuring proper evaluation of farmers
Agriculture adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury underscored the need for proper evaluation of farmers in the country.
Shrines provide shelter to mass culture in Bangladesh: discussion
Spiritual singers and thinkers at a discussion said on Sunday that the shrines were used as shelters of mass culture in Bangladesh without any government incentives...
No shortage of fertilisers in country: adviser
Agriculture and home affairs adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said that there was sufficient stock of fertilisers in the country until...
Jahangir seeks Japan鈥檚 help to overcome losses in flood-hit agri sector
Agriculture adviser to the interim government Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has sought Japanese cooperation to overcome the losses in the agriculture sector caused by the recent flood in the country鈥檚 south and southeastern region...
Attack on sculptures, murals alarming: artists, activists
Artists and cultural activists on Sunday said attacks on sculptures and murals are alarming for Bangladeshi culture because they contain thousands of years through art...
DAE gives Tk 16cr to 2 cos before work
The Anti-Corruption Commission started an inquiry into the allegations of irregularities and corruption at the Central Packing House project of the Department of Agriculture Extension.
Startup culture needed to generate smart jobs, economic dev: Palak
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said that startup culture, innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurial supply chain were needed to generate smart employment and citizen in the country, as well as to boost the economy...
Govt must offer bailout funds for farmers to save agriculture
THE loss of three crops, as well as a probable loss of the fourth one, in a row, especially in the flooded north and north-east, has already dealt a blow to the farmers. The farmers who have repeatedly lost their investments in rice farming to flooding that has left them impoverished and deep...