The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Bangladesh, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in research and innovation, technology transfer, extension services, 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 marked a significant milestone in the long-standing partnership between IRRI and the Government of Bangladesh.
Under this MoU, IRRI and DAE will collaborate on research and development (R&D) projects to enhance the productivity of rice-based agri-food systems, promote climate-smart agriculture, and accelerat...
The Media Reform Commission submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday.
"A 12-member team of the commission, led by its chief Kamal Ahmed, handed over the report to the chief adviser," CA's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told a press briefing outside the State Guest House Jamuna this afternoon.
He said the report was discussed in detail during its handover ceremony.
Prof Yunus want...
Bangladesh and India, two neighbouring countries that share the world’s fifth-longest border, were once believed to enjoy a harmonious bilateral relationship. Today, however, they are far from close.
Following last year’s bloody uprising in Bangladesh, which resulted in the end of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year autocratic rule — widely believed to have been supported by New Delhi — the Indian government has largely ignored the interim administration of Bangladesh led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has said that Nigeria will have defence, agriculture and military cooperation with Bangladesh .
He said this bilateral cooperation if discussed further will successfully integrates military personnel into various non-combat sectors such as agriculture, construction, and infrastructure development.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Personal Assistant to the Minister on Media and Publicity, Mati Ali on Fr...
The landlocked northeastern region of India has long faced infrastructural and economic challenges due to its geographical constraints. The Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken's Neck, a narrow strip of land in West Bengal, remains the primary route connecting the northeastern states to the rest of India, making the region vulnerable to bottlenecks and disruptions.
However, two newly proposed economic corridors—the Hili-Mahendraganj Transnational Economic Corridor and the Bhutan-Bodoland-Bay of Bengal (B3) Corridor—hold the potential to revolutionize connectivity, trade, and security in the region.
These corridors, if implemented successfully...
Nader says that the fear caused by President Donald Trump's immigration policies has left the streets of his largely migrant neighbourhood in Queens, New York empty, forcing him to shutter his furniture store.
"It's almost dead out here," said Nader, a Palestinian-American who like others in this article declined to give his full name.
He described his neighbours' trepidation as having contributed to the worst business in his 35 years in the furniture trade.
"I have a lot of customers -- especially from Guatemala -- and nobody is coming to the streets (to) buy furniture," he said, explaining that people fear arrest and deportation.
The main square in Corona, Queens was once a bustling meeting point at the heart of the predominantly Hispanic neighbourhood but is now quiet wit...
