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Safety concern pushes up Bangladesh food import
Emran Hossain and Jasim Uddin | Updated at 12:27am on January 02, 2021
Imported packaged foods such as bakery and confectionery items enjoy continued high demand as many people have little trust in local products over safety concerns....
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Single certification body needed to facilitate food export
| Updated at 12:00am on December 23, 2020
THE recommendation of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission for the formation of a single entity on health certification of agricultural and processed food to...
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Razzak emphasises sustainable soil management
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:15am on December 06, 2020
Emphasising the importance of soil for food and nutrition security of the people , the Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzak said the quality of...
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Safe food remains a far cry in Bangladesh
Emran Hossain | Updated at 11:42pm on November 20, 2020
The institutionalisation of safe food eludes Bangladesh as the authorities concerned have failed to transform into actions plans laid out in the law book or...
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BCSIR holds workshop on food industry
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on November 19, 2020
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industry Research held a workshop on ‘Safe and Nutritious Food Industry: Role of the Institute of Food Science Technology’ at...
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BSTI hikes fat concentration limit in chips, crackers
Emran Hossain | Updated at 11:18pm on November 13, 2020
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution has recently revised its chips and crackers manufacturing standards allowing higher concentration of fat in the popular processed food...
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Emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C
| Updated at 12:00am on November 10, 2020
HOW people grow food and the way we use the land is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to climate change. While most people recognise...
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Govt to formulate policy to limit trans fats in food
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:42am on November 07, 2020
The government has taken an initiative to formulate a policy to check the use of harmful trans fats in food. The technical committee on trans...
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Soaring food inflation hits people across Bangladesh hard
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 12:20am on November 05, 2020
The point-to-point inflation skyrocketed to 6.44 per cent in October, the highest in seven years, due to sharp rise in prices of essential commodities. Soaring...
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5 lakh cards go to people not eligible for food support
Emran Hossain | Updated at 02:25am on October 26, 2020
Over five lakh cards under the Food Friendly Programme have been distributed among people not eligible for the food support meant for the poor, according...