Bangladesh is drifting away from its agrarian roots as farmland shrinks due to infrastructure projects and young people turn away from farming, speakers said at a conference yesterday.

When crab farming started gaining ground in Satkhira’s Shyamnagar upazila around a decade ago, Matiur Rahman, a farmer in his ...

Bangladesh has moved a step closer to entering the global space economy, commissioning a feasibility study on whether the country can build its own rockets, satellites, and even a dedicated space ...

South American country, Brazil, has overtaken India as Bangladesh's largest raw cotton supplier, providing 1.9 million bales ...

Country’s first-ever int’l potato exhibition brings together 66 orgs showcasing climate-resilient varieties, processing machinery ...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved $51.4 million to finance a project in Bangladesh, aiming to build climate resilience, strengthen food security, and promote ...

Bangladesh’s external debt rose to US$104,487 million in 2024, up from $101,371 million the previous year, driven by higher ...

Bangladesh on Thursday held its first-ever Potato Festival, where Agriculture and Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury urged cold storage operators to keep old potatoes in ...

Four entrepreneurs received $2,000 each in grants and awards at the closing ceremony of Restoration Factory Bangladesh 2025, held in Dhaka.

Bangladesh's mangoes have been identified as a major opportunity for export growth, with experts urging urgent steps to overcome key challenges and strengthen the country's global trade ...