Bangladesh food security

People need urgent relief from inflation

Their exhausting wait for subsidised essentials is quite telling

Take steps to ensure our food security

Extreme weather events are affecting food supplies

Ensure steady supply of fertilisers for farmers

Looming fertiliser crisis could disrupt food production

Massive crop losses may hurt our food security

Farmers, who suffered heavily during the floods, need help

Don't turn essential items into unaffordable luxuries

Government must bring down prices of essentials

Agriculture must adapt to climate change

Our food security, farmers’ survival are at stake

Women’s health and well-being must be prioritised

New study reveals worrying level of malnutrition among women

Stop brick kilns from devouring farmlands

Government must do more than just shutting illegal establishments

Inflation eating into daily meals

Authorities must address skyrocketing food prices

March 2, 2018
March 2, 2018

Govt aims at ensuring food security

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has been striving to ensure food security through boosting production.

January 7, 2018
January 7, 2018

Food stock rises

The government's food stock saw a rise this year compared to the same period last year. This was mainly due to a significant

December 23, 2017
December 23, 2017

Bangladesh food security ranking lowest in South Asia

Bangladesh stands on the 89th position in the recently published Global Food Security Index-2017, which is the lowest among the South-Asian countries.

August 19, 2017
August 19, 2017

No formalin in vegetable, fruits: BFSA

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority claims that there is no scope to adulterate vegetable and fruits by mixing formalin, a health hazardous chemical.

July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017

Qamrul refuses to give stats of food reserve

Food Minister Qamrul Islam has rubbished reports of “low food stock”, at a time when Bangladesh is importing rice following a price flare and market instability. He has categorically denied to share information on current food reserve and has drawn attention to future plans of food stocking instead.

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