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Dhaka, 16 October marked the annual World Food Day celebrations on the theme of Agriculture and Social Protection. The day’s events began with a rally from the parliament to the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council with around 1200 participants. The Honourable Ministers of Agriculture and of Planning then opened the World Food Day...

Food Safety Programme of FAO Bangladesh - in partnership with Bangladesh Food Safety Network (BFSN) - observed the 8th Global Handwashing Day 2015 in Dhaka, and 10 other districts across the country on Thursday, 15 October 2015. The event in Dhaka was held at the field of Rajdhani High School...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Bangladesh Animal Agriculture Association (BAAS), organised the FAO Round Table Discussion: 20th World Egg Day 2015, hosted at The Daily Star Centre on Thursday, 08 October 2015. Mr. Md. Hamidur Rahman, Director General, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Mr...

Stakeholders from Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL), Departments of Livestock Services (DLS), and Fisheries (DoF) as well as the Directorate General of Health Services participated in the 3rd and final Project Steering Committee (PSC) of USAID-funded FAO project ‘Integrated Agriculture Interventions for Improved Food and Nutrition Security in Selected...

As part of celebration of World Food Day 2015, FAO Bangladesh organized a poster contest for children at Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur on 28 August. BARI facilitated the arrangements for the contest. Children from 5 to17 yrs were invited to use their imagination and artistic talent to create...