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NewsBangladesh runs 11 fisheries projects at combined cost of Taka 1,875 crore to expand aquaculture
Initiatives span climate-resilient fisheries development, sustainable aquaculture expansion and marine stock assessment across multiple divisions.
NewsBangladesh sets $3 billion shrimp export target as sector battles decade-long decline
A government-backed strategy paper calls for dedicated Shrimp Economic Zones, intensive aquaculture technology and a shift to value-added processing to reverse a collapse that has seen export earnings fall from nearly $1 billion to below $300 million.
NewsCorn rises in importance in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh
Corn is steadily becoming an important contributor to the agricultural economy of Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh, with its growing dominance in the market as a profitable cash crop.
NewsPoultry industry in Bangladesh slides into acute cost-and-price crisis
Bangladesh's poultry sector-worth an estimated Tk50,000 crore (US$4.55 billion)-and a cornerstone of affordable national protein supply-is sliding into an acute cost-and-price crisis, with industry leaders warning that soaring input costs, heavier taxation and policy neglect are pushing thousands of farmers to the brink.
NewsPoultry association in Bangladesh calls for slashing taxes on country's poultry sector
The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association (BPIA) has urged the government of Bangladesh to halve taxes on the poultry sector in the proposed 2026-27 national budget.
NewsUS now Bangladesh's top soybean supplier
The United States has become Bangladesh's top soybean supplier, as private importers increased purchases under a reciprocal trade deal and US prices eased earlier in the year when Chinese demand briefly slowed.
NewsMost of world's hilsa production from waterbodies in Bangladesh, country's fisheries minister says
Over 80% of the world's total hilsa production comes from the rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters of Bangladesh, said Mohammed Amin Ur Rashid, minister of fisheries, livestock and agriculture.
NewsInitiative by Bangladesh to provide affordable food to poor residents starts
An initiative by Bangladesh's government has begun to provide milk, eggs, and meat at affordable prices for poor and needy residents during the holy month of Ramadan.
NewsPRAN-RFL Group in partnership to set up RAS fish farm in Bangladesh
PRAN-RFL Group has partnered with Denmark's Assentoft Aqua to establish an indoor, fully controlled intensive fish farming facility in Bangladesh using recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) technology, marking a significant move into industrial-scale aquaculture.
NewsBangladesh's decision to ban import of day-old chicks causes concern among industry stakeholders
Industry stakeholders and experts in Bangladesh have expressed deep concern over the government's move to ban the import of day-old chicks (DOC) for commercial poultry farming.