food security

food security

Dr Enamul Haque. Photo: Collected

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

He argued that relying only on cash assistance would not be enough in the current situation, as shortages in food supply could continue pushing prices upward.

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

Representational image. Photo: TBS

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

Illustration: TBS

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

Representational image. Photo: TBS

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

Representational Photo: BSS

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

Represenattional image. Picture: Collected

One tonne of wheat flour to be sold in each Upazila

Grains of wheat in Vieillevigne near Nantes, France, August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Country ensures food security with over 21 lakh tonne of grains in stock

Practical Action and The Business Standard jointly organise a National Roundtable on "Early Warning and Early Action for Cascading Risks to Food Security (EWAC)" at TBS Conference room in Dhaka today (2 July). Photo Mehedi Hasan

Developing multi-hazard early warning system crucial for food security: Experts