food security

food security

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WB approves $1.1b emergency support to safeguard Bangladesh's food security

The global lender stepped up with immediate support as rising food, fertiliser, and fuel prices stemming from the US-Israel war on Iran, which has culminated in a broader Middle East conflict

Preventing loss a key measure to perk up South Asian food economy: World Bank

Preventing loss a key measure to perk up South Asian food economy: World Bank

Dr Enamul Haque. Photo: Collected

Next budget must focus on food security, climate resilience: BIDS DG

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit inaugurating the government’s Boro paddy procurement drive for the current season in Jashore on 8 May 2026. Photo: UNB

Govt to introduce crop insurance for farmers: Amit

Parliament session on 30 March/ Screengrab

Parliament passes Land Use Control, Agricultural Land Protection Bill

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Bangladesh's rice boom masks 'hidden hunger' as farmers prioritise yield over nutrition

Experts at a roundtable titled Beyond the Field: Forging a Shared Responsibility Model for Scaling Climate-Smart Rice Production in Bangladesh jointly organised by SAF Bangladesh, 2030 WRG and TBS in Dhaka recently. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Climate-smart rice shows impact, scope for scaling up: Experts

Workers distribute groceries at La Colaborativa’s food pantry, as food aid benefits, including SNAP payments, suspended from 1 November amid the ongoing US government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, US on 29 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during US shutdown

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Bangladesh's growing dependence on imported seeds raises food security worries

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Conservation of 80% of farmland proposed in draft law to ensure food security

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Over half of country's farmland unsustainable, Sylhet and Barishal lag far behind: BBS survey

Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the government and the ITFC, a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed two significant financing agreements. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh signs International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation deal to bolster food security

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One tonne of wheat flour to be sold in each Upazila