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Bangladesh at 54

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Bangladesh at 54

Experts discuss opportunities and challenges in expanding Bangladesh’s native chicken sector, including disease outbreaks, high feed costs, shortages of quality chicks, weak market linkages and the dominance of intermediaries, at a national-level roundtable titled “Building a Resilient Native Chicken Economy in Bangladesh” held at The Business Standard conference room in Dhaka on 7 June. The event was jointly organised by Heifer International Bangladesh and The Business Standard. Photo: MEHEDI HASAN

From farm to market: What's holding back Bangladesh's native chicken potential?

Around 70% of rural families raise native chickens in some form, and indigenous breeds still account for a significant share of the country’s poultry population.

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BKSP: The institute that quietly built Bangladesh's sporting future

PKSF: An institution that helped shape Bangladesh's journey of inclusive development

Chhayanaut organises Pahela Baishakh concert at Ramna Batamul, 14 April 2026. Photo: Collected

Chhayanaut: Bangladesh's cultural vanguard that refuses to be silenced

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The bKash revolution: How a fin-tech pioneer redefined financial inclusion in Bangladesh

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Square Group: A global conglomerate from humble beginnings

Apex Footwear: From tannery to retail giant

Born in a war, built for the poor: The half-century mission of Gonoshasthaya Kendra

Bengal Foundation: Four decades of building rooms for Bangladeshi art

Kumudini Women’s Medical College. Photo: Courtesy

Kumudini Women's Medical College: How one man's vision for women still runs a nursing college

Grameenphone Photo: TBS

Grameenphone: The digital backbone of a trillion-dollar ambition

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PRAN-RFL Group: How a homegrown manufacturer became one of Bangladesh's biggest economic engines

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ACI Group: Building impact across Bangladesh's economy