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food security

Workers distribute groceries at La Colaborativa’s food pantry, as food aid benefits, including SNAP payments, suspended from 1 November amid the ongoing US government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, US on 29 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during US shutdown

Since the federal government shuttered on 1 October due to ongoing budget disagreements between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, President Donald Trump's administration has announced it...

Illustration: TBS

Bangladesh's growing dependence on imported seeds raises food security worries

Vast demand for groundwater irrigation depletes drinking water wells, forcing many communities to struggle for months. Photo: TBS

Conservation of 80% of farmland proposed in draft law to ensure food security

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Over half of country's farmland unsustainable, Sylhet and Barishal lag far behind: BBS survey

Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the government and the ITFC, a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed two significant financing agreements. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh signs International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation deal to bolster food security

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One tonne of wheat flour to be sold in each Upazila

Grains of wheat in Vieillevigne near Nantes, France, August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Country ensures food security with over 21 lakh tonne of grains in stock

Practical Action and The Business Standard jointly organise a National Roundtable on "Early Warning and Early Action for Cascading Risks to Food Security (EWAC)" at TBS Conference room in Dhaka today (2 July). Photo Mehedi Hasan

Developing multi-hazard early warning system crucial for food security: Experts

Representatives from Bangladesh and Denmark shake hands on Monday after signing a cooperation agreement to strengthen sustainable and safe dairy production in Bangladesh, highlighting their long-standing partnership and shared commitment to food security. Photo: Courtesy

Denmark, Bangladesh join forces to support efficient, sustainable dairy production

As the farmers are central to the food security of a country, the issue of justice to them is important, from a moral angle as well as from economic considerations. Photo: TBS

Food security unattainable without equitable distribution, purchasing power

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ADB support for food security to reach $40b by 2030

Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder addressed a farmers' rally in Ashtagram Upazila today. Photo: BSS

No fear for food security as govt has sufficient food grains in stock: Adviser

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) holds a seminar in Dhaka on 24 March 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Food security worsens as poverty rises in multiple districts: Study