Bangladesh Agriculture sector

Profitability in farming on the decline: study

Farmers are registering reduced profitability from paddy cultivation due to tightening of the rural labour market and declining real prices for the cereal grain, according to a joint study by two international research organisations.

Bangladesh's growth still lowest in South Asia: expert

Although agricultural productivity is growing in Bangladesh, its rate of progress in this regard remains the lowest among nearby countries in South Asia and beyond, according to an analyst..As per the World Development Indicators (WDI), an index comprising international statistics on globa

US firms want to invest more in agri, services sectors

Businesses of the US want to invest more in agriculture and service sectors in Bangladesh as the country is expected to be the 9th largest consumer market globally by 2030, stated a visiting American business delegation yesterday. 

Something is rotten in the state of our job market

Why hasn’t recent economic growth led to better employment opportunities?

PM unveils Tk 5,000cr stimulus package for agriculture sector

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a new stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore to provide financial assistance to farmers in rural areas for boosting agricultural production facing the fallout of Covid-19.

March 7, 2024
March 7, 2024

Profitability in farming on the decline: study

Farmers are registering reduced profitability from paddy cultivation due to tightening of the rural labour market and declining real prices for the cereal grain, according to a joint study by two international research organisations.

October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023

Bangladesh's growth still lowest in South Asia: expert

Although agricultural productivity is growing in Bangladesh, its rate of progress in this regard remains the lowest among nearby countries in South Asia and beyond, according to an analyst..As per the World Development Indicators (WDI), an index comprising international statistics on globa

September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023

US firms want to invest more in agri, services sectors

Businesses of the US want to invest more in agriculture and service sectors in Bangladesh as the country is expected to be the 9th largest consumer market globally by 2030, stated a visiting American business delegation yesterday. 

May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023

Something is rotten in the state of our job market

Why hasn’t recent economic growth led to better employment opportunities?

April 12, 2020
April 12, 2020

PM unveils Tk 5,000cr stimulus package for agriculture sector

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a new stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore to provide financial assistance to farmers in rural areas for boosting agricultural production facing the fallout of Covid-19.