Reaz Ahmad

Food assistance for poor declines

This has been a bad crop year so far with back-to-back floods inflicting losses on the agrarian economy and seriously affecting livelihood in half the country.

7y ago

China-Funded Projects: Dhaka seeks to speed up deals

More than a year after the Chinese president's historic Dhaka visit, some of Bangladesh's key development projects have finally gained momentum.

7y ago

Aman yield projected to be less this year

Aman output likely to fall

Bangladesh is bracing itself for another less productive rice season as the United States Department of Agriculture predicts decline in acreage and yield of Aman. Aman is the most important rice season in the country after Boro.

7y ago

Some veggies not that safe

Consumers in Bangladesh are still unsure if the vegetables in their daily dishes are safe even though four years have gone by since the Food Safety Act was enacted.

7y ago

'Super rice' in sight

Scientists have long been considering the idea of engineering rice plant in a way that the global production of the cereal gets a dramatic boost. The idea came from the concern that the traditional research, which results in just one percent rise in the yearly yield, would not be enough to meet the ever-growing demand.

7y ago

Rich become richer, poor get poorer

The poor's share in the national income eroded further in the past six years, with the richer segment of the population having bigger stakes.

7y ago

Poverty reduction rate slows down

Bangladesh's rate of poverty reduction has slowed down in recent years.

7y ago

Rising from dire straits

Bangladesh has not had a food year so bad since 2008. That was a year now well marked in history books as the year of global economic meltdown, the worst since the Great Depression in the 1930s.

7y ago

October 8, 2015

Bangladeshi scientists ready for trial of world’s first ‘Golden Rice’

Bangladeshi rice scientists are all set to conduct field tests of the world's first vitamin A-enriched rice, popularly known as Golden Rice, before taking the variety to production phase. The success in vitamin A-rich rice comes in quick succession of the world's first three zinc-rich rice varieties that Bangladesh released over the last couple of years.

October 7, 2015

To project barbarism of 1971

For Mintu Dey artistic recreation of our country's birth history is a passionate dream.

September 29, 2015

Wheat import hits a snag

This year's public sector wheat import has hit a snag over quality issues.

September 24, 2015

Tighter scrutiny for better performance of Bangladesh govt officials

All the ministries and divisions of the government will have to sign annual performance agreements (APAs) with their subordinate departments and organisations by October 15 to ensure better public service and more accountability, said cabinet division sources.

September 16, 2015