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CA places six proposals to end hunger

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today placed six proposals for a complete transformation of the global food and economic systems to end hunger, saying hunger is caused by the failure of the existing economic framework. “Hunger is not caused by scarcity. It is caused by the failure of the economic framework that we have designed . . . we must change the system,” he said.
The chief adviser presented a keynote speech at the grand opening of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event 2025 at...

$4m FAO aid for fruits preservation

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will provide 4 million US dollars to Bangladesh for preserving fruits.

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam revealed this information at a media briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy here today.

Alam said the FAO will also help Bangladesh to launch crop insurance for farmers as they often face crop loss due to natural disasters. Chief Adviser's deputy press secretaries Apurba Jahangi...

FAO reveals food safety work in Bangladesh

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has highlighted food safety-related work in several countries. It has recently held a validation workshop to finalize updated residue control and monitoring plans for dry fish in Bangladesh. The aim was to align Bangladesh’s pesticide management frameworks with the requirements of the European Union and national regulations on pesticide residues in the fisheries sector.
Dia Sanou, deputy representa...

Flood leads to UN agency providing food relief in BD

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up relief efforts aimed at reaching tens of thousands of Bangladeshis stranded by a spate of flash floods which struck the South Asian country last week. According to a WFP press release issued earlier this morning, the UN agency is now targeting over 150,000 people in the coastal village of Cox’s Bazar and surrounding areas with over 100 food reliefmetric tons of emergency food supplies transported by boat and truck. Among the food assistance being distributed are vitamin and mineral...
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