A new report produced by WorldFish and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies has found a link between aquaculture and poverty reduction. Data gathered over a ten-year period provides important evidence for the need to invest in the sector as a way to alleviate global poverty and hunger. By analyzing changes in fish consumption in Bangladesh between 2000 and 2010, the report proves conclusively that growth in aquaculture has led to greater fish consumption among the poorest consumers in Bangladesh. While it had previously been consider...

Canadian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Heather Cruden on Monday said they would continue to watch very closely the Broadcast Policy 2014 and its possible implications as Canada strongly believes in the freedom of media. “We’ll continue to watch very closely and to engage with our colleagues in the media… this is an issue we will continue to monitor very closely,” she told diplomatic correspondents at Jatiya Press Club in the city, reports UNB. The diplomat, however, said she has not yet seen an approved English version of the policy and is relying ‘very much’ on newspaper reports to understand what the possible implications can be.