Food Friendly Programme News Today

The government is going to increase funds by 34% for imports of food grain in the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25 while reducing allocation by nearly 18% for domestic procurement. Senior officials say the government wants to increase allocation for imports of food grains amid fall in global food production and dollar rate increase against the taka so that it can spend the fund

Without a robust selection mechanism capable of identifying the most deserving families, the vision for a comprehensive and inclusive social protection system will remain unfulfilled.

DHAKA, Dec 27, 2023 (BSS) – Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today announced the party’s election manifesto for the 12th

Wage growth remains below inflation rate as per BBS data , compelling many to cut consumption

Data from the food ministry showed that 12.92 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat were distributed under various schemes

NAOGAON, Nov 6, 2023 (BSS) - Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said social safety net programme of the government is

Public food stocks in Bangladesh rocketed to an 18-month high in July thanks to higher procurement, imports of grains and reduced distribution, official figures showed.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday instructed the import of liquified natural gas from the spot market by the private sector as the government looks to alleviate the industrial energy crisis that is threatening to derail Bangladesh's growth momentum.

Govt food distribution: While the queue of people behind open market sale (OMS) trucks of the food ministry continues to remain fairly long, food grain distribution by the ministry was said to have dropped 19 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of the current fiscal year. 

DHAKA, Nov 13, 2022 (BSS) - Beximco Computers Ltd has won the 'BASIS National ICT Awards 2022' in the category