Profits fall at McDonald鈥檚 as it redoubles value push
McDonald鈥檚 reported a drop in profits Monday behind broad-based sales declines as the fast food giant redoubles efforts to win over inflation-weary consumers...
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FAO distributes silo, cattle feed in Jamuna river basin
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations distributed silos and cattle feed to vulnerable livestock families across five districts of Jamuna River basin to...
WFP mobilises biggest anticipatory action as Jamuna rises
The World Food Programme has activated anticipatory action measures as water levels in the Jamuna River approach critical levels.
Workshop on food safety held in Bogura
A workshop on food safety was held at the auditorium of the Old Shilpakala Academy in Bogura on Wednesday, said a press release...
Low food supply for flood victims makes a mess of relief effort
THE immediate issues that the authorities need to seriously attend to in the event of flooding are the rescue of people left dangerously marooned and the supply of food for the affected. The government appears to have failed on both the fronts. While a large number of people were waiting to be rescued even from submerged...
No move yet to take unapproved electrolyte drinks off market
Unauthorised electrolyte drinks remain available in the market in the absence of any measures to withdraw them, while the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority stated that it...
foodpanda introduces Meal For One
foodpanda Bangladesh has launched Meal For One which is a new solo meal option with all-inclusive pricing and no minimum spend, said a...
Severe localised food insecurity may hit Bangladesh: FAO
Severe localised food insecurity is expected to hit Bangladesh due to economic constraints, high inflation and weather extremes, leaving the country in need of external food assistance, according to...
US regulator approves Eli Lilly Alzheimer's drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug made by Eli Lilly on Tuesday that is designed to treat the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
鈥楩oodi鈥� starts journey in Dhaka聽
鈥楩oodi鈥�, a domestic online food delivery platform, has started its journey in Dhaka.
Halving food waste can reduce hunger for 153m people: report
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the OECD and the UN鈥檚 food agency said...
Actor Ferdous to work for food safety
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority signed a contract with member of parliament for Dhaka-10 constituency actor Ferdous Ahmed for the fiscal year 2024-25...
WFP provides food assistance for flood-hit people in Bangladesh
The United Nations World Food Programme is providing emergency assistance to communities affected by the severe flooding in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts in northeast Bangladesh...
Half of Sudanese face 鈥榓cute food insecurity鈥�
Some 25.6 million people, or more than half of Sudan鈥檚 population, are facing high levels of 鈥榓cute food insecurity鈥�, a report cited by the United Nations said...
St Martins out of reach, food crisis feared
GoodS transport to and from Saint Martins island through trawlers and boats has remained suspended for nearly a week due to repeated shelling from Myanmar at the Teknaf border, leading to a...
foodpanda launches own grocery range
food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has introduced its own private label 鈥榖right鈥�, allowing customers to shop from an expanded selection of groceries online available exclusively on all pandamart stores...
Prolonged flood in Sylhet worsens livelihood, food, water crises
At least 540 people could not leave flood shelters in Zakiganj till Saturday afternoon as floodwater receded slowly in parts of Sylhet district.
Arla Foods inaugurates UHT milk factory
Arla Foods Bangladesh, local subsidiary of global dairy cooperative Arla Foods and producer of DANO, inaugurated its new UHT milk production facility in...
2 in 3 children under 5 in Bangladesh face food poverty: UNICEF
Two in every three children in Bangladesh under the age of five live in child food poverty, according to UNICEF鈥檚 report, 鈥楥hild Food Poverty: Nutrition Deprivation in Early Childhood.鈥�....
1 in 4 children face 鈥榮evere鈥� food poverty: UNICEF
More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in 鈥榮evere鈥� food poverty, UNICEF has warned 鈥� meaning more than 180 million are at risk of...
Govt must reassess measures to contain food inflation
THE average inflation in the outgoing financial year surpassing the average inflation in the past financial year, which was a decade-high, shows the inefficiency and inadequacy of measures taken by the government to contain inflation. The overall 12-month average inflation has been recorded by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics at 9.73 per cent...
Food inflation nears 11pc聽
Food inflation continued to maintain an upward trend in May, pushing overall inflation to a seven-month high and compounding the miseries of the...
BFSA holds seminar on nutrition and good family practices
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said that formalin was a very volatile substance, due to which formalin had no role in preserving and ripening fruits.聽..
Proper market intervention needed to check inflation: BB
The Bangladesh Bank in a report said that proper market intervention and implementation was needed to address the widening price gap between retail and wholesale prices of essential items that contributed to high food inflation in Bangladesh...
Pran Dairy boss fined Tk 10 lakh for unauthorised electrolyte drink
A Dhaka Pure Food Court on Thursday fined Pran Dairy Ltd chairman and chief executive officer Ahsan Khan Chowdhury Tk 10 lakh in a case filed on charges of unauthorised production, marketing and sale of orange and lemon flavoured Aktive Plus Electrolyte Drink...
Integrating nutrition into agri value chain emphasised
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...
Akij chair fined Tk 4 lakh
A Dhaka Pure Food Court on Tuesday fined Akij Food and Beverage Limited chairman Sheikh Shamim Uddin Tk 4 lakh in a case filed on charges of...
Failure to keep unapproved drinks off market unacceptable
THIS is unacceptable that the authorities have not yet been able to make producers withdraw unauthorised electrolyte drinks even after a court order to this end. The authorities first failed to take action on their own against the unauthorised production, marketing and sales of electrolyte drinks...
Unauthorised electrolyte drinks still聽on market
Unauthorised electrolyte drinks are still available in the market although a week has passed since a Dhaka Pure Food Court issued arrest warrants for the...
Enhancing food safety in fish, chicken value chains urged
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...