According to a press release from the Ministry of Food, the rice was imported aboard the vessel MV Young Sheng 151 under an international open tender agreement (Package-5). As part of this agreement, ...

THE Teesta River is a vital transboundary river shared between India and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the ...

Bangladesh is seeking to diversify its rice imports as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of the ongoing crisis. The move aims to ensure a steady supply of rice while reducing dependence on a ...

"Farmers have ultimately brought 5,09,056 hectares of land under Boro rice cultivation, exceeding the fixed target by 78 hectares, or 0.02 percent," said Agriculturist Md Afzal Hossain.

and capacity development in the rice-based agrifood systems in Bangladesh. The MoU signing ceremony, which took place at DAE Head Office, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka on Wednesday marked a significant ...

Because rice prices historically remain at the core of Bangladesh's inflation metrics. The overall inflation has remained above 9 percent since March 2023, straining low and middle-income households.

“Farmers can be befitted using the AWD technology for reduced irrigation frequencies, improved water use efficiency, less use of diesel, electricity and increased rice yield,” said Rashid, also former ...

HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in the tender from Bangladesh’s state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice which closed on Tuesday was estimated at $424.77 a metric ton CIF ...

Lay the foundations for breeding high nutritional value/low arsenic content rice and develop cultivation technology Bangladesh is one of the world’s leading growers and consumers of rice. This means ...

“Bangladesh and Pakistan have started direct government-to-government trade after decades of troubled relations with imports of 50,000 tonnes of rice,” Dhaka said Tuesday, February ...

Bangladesh requires around 23 lakh tonnes of edible oil annually, and more than one-fourth of this demand is met by rice bran oil. At present, 20 local mills produce 2.86 lakh tonnes of rice bran ...