Water management key to food security, resilience in Bangladesh: UN experts
Speakers at a recent seminar said food security, rural livelihoods and climate resilience in Bangladesh depend on how effectively water resources are managed.
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Foodpanda partners with Ajwah Bake and Pastry
Foodpanda Bangladesh, has partnered with popular bakery and fast-food brand Ajwah Bake and Pastry letting the foodpanda customers order from more than 50 Ajwah outlets across Dhaka and Gazipur, says a press release.
Amari Dhaka launches ASEAN food fest
Amari Dhaka has launched the ASEAN Food Festival at Amaya Food Gallery, celebrating the vibrant flavours of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia, says a press release.
Aid to Gaza still 鈥榙rop in the ocean鈥�: WFP
The World Food Programme warned Tuesday that the aid Israel is allowing to enter Gaza remains a 鈥榙rop in the ocean鈥�, days after famine was formally declared in the war-torn Palestinian territory.
foodpanda rewards 3 riders with Umrah packages
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has rewarded three of its delivery partners with fully sponsored Umrah packages, including air tickets, accommodation in Mecca and Medina, and all essential travel arrangements for the journey, said a press release...
Khulshi Mart Ctg teams up with foodpanda
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has partnered with Khulshi Mart in Chattogram, allowing customers to buy groceries and get it delivered through foodpanda app, said a press release...
Measures needed to stabilise rice prices, food inflation
WHILE food inflation has put a large number of poor, low- and fixed-income people into difficulty, the persistent increase in rice prices appears to be pushing many into food insecurity. The increase in rice prices, moreover, remains the major contributor to food inflation. Fine rice inflation has stayed in double digits over the past twelve months, while the medium and coarse...
Hidden hunger widespread
Rice prices continue to be the major contributor to food inflation as well as overall price hikes of essentials that lead majority people to struggle for food security amid spreading hidden hunger...
Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba鈥檚 food shortage
Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land鈥攊n a first鈥攖o help address acute food shortages in the country...
Desperate Myanmar villagers scavenge for food
People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge...
JD.com posts 22.4pc sales growth in Q2
JD.com saw a jump in its second-quarter revenue Thursday, as the Chinese retail giant saw increasing user traffic despite fierce competition in the country鈥檚 e-commerce and food delivery sectors...
foodpanda launches pandapro WEEKS
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda, has launched 鈥榩andapro WEEKS鈥�, offering 30 per cent off on food orders for pandapro subscribers...
Amari Dhaka organises Flavour Show
Amari Dhaka has organised Flavour Show at Amaya Food Gallery, says a press release.
Foodpanda expands healthcare support for delivery partners
Foodpanda Bangladesh, an online food and grocery delivery platform, has recently organised a free health camp, aiming to promote health and well-being of the delivery partners through accessible medical support.
Smart water, secure food
IN A sunlit classroom at Bangladesh Agricultural University, final-year students gather around a miniature canal model, tracing the path of water as it flows towards a simulated paddy field. It may seem like a simple academic exercise, but for these young engineers-in-training, it symbolises a quiet revolution. This is where Bangladesh鈥檚 future is being engineered...
No VAT on food items
BANGLADESH may be far from achieving equality and its social stratification is so stark that a university student, a rickshaw puller, a street vendor and a day labourer are put in the same bracket on one count. They largely skip meals. They are forced to skip meals, especially breakfast...
Trump immigration raids threaten US food security, farmers warn
Lisa Tate, whose family has been farming in Ventura County since 1876, cannot recall a threat to crops like the one emanating from Donald Trump鈥檚 anti-immigrant onslaught...
China, FAO discuss enhancing food security in Bangladesh
China and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today held discussions on enhancing agricultural cooperation and strengthening food security in Bangladesh through trilateral initiatives...
11 businesses fined for illegally stocking, selling fake cosmetics, baby food
A mobile court of RAB has fined 11 establishments Tk 5,80,000 for illegally stocking and selling fake cosmetics and baby food in the Riazuddin Bazar area of the city...
Extreme weather drives global food price hike: study
Climate change-driven extreme weather events are severely disrupting global food production, triggering record-breaking price surges and heightening health risks for vulnerable peoples in the countries, including Bangladesh, revealed an international study on Monday...
Kidnapped food official rescued after 5hrs in Khulna
A food inspector was rescued from Azgora BRB High School in Terokhada upazila early Monday after five and a half hours of being kidnapped from Khulna city...
Ferrero to buy WK Kellogg for $3.1b
The Ferrero Group will acquire US cereal mainstay WK Kellogg for $3.1 billion as the Italian food giant expands further in North America, the companies announced Thursday...
BFSA holds seminar on modern food safety system
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority held a seminar titled Modern Food Safety System in Bangladesh at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka in the capital on Monday...
Inflation falls below 9pc barrier in 35 months聽
The general inflation eased further and dropped from the 9 per cent mark to 8.48 per cent in June because of falling prices of food items...
Abdul Awal Mintoo named Global Agri-Food Pioneer
The World Food Prize Foundation has honoured prominent Bangladeshi business leader and politician Abdul Awal Mintoo as one of its 鈥�2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers鈥�...
foodpanda hosts health camp for delivery partners
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda Bangladesh recently organised a free health camp for its delivery partners in collaboration with Shukhee, a brand under Grameen Digital Healthcare Solutions, said a press release.
An enduring legacy in rebuilding Bangladesh
FOOD or cash for education programme, launched in 1993 by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party under the leadership of its chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, stands out as a landmark initiative that transformed the country鈥檚 educational landscape and social fabric. This pioneering programme, designed to combat poverty-induced school...
Farmland shrinks 3.75pc聽in 8 years, threatening food security, finds BBS
Bangladesh鈥檚 food production faces a significant threat and food security is increasingly at risk as agricultural land has been eroded by 3.75 per cent over the past eight years, driven by rapid urbanisation across the country.
Raising duty on infant food ingredient likely to encourage imports
The steep 200 per cent hike in customs duty on the import of malt extract 鈥� used for food preparations for infants and children 鈥� would allegedly provide a competitive advantage for importers, affecting local producers.
GPH staff to get corporate benefits from foodpanda
foodpanda Bangladesh has recently signed an agreement with steel manufacturer GPH Ispat allowing employees of the latter organisation to enjoy exclusive deals and discounts while ordering through foodpanda app, said a press release...