1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (92+ words) Sunday August 30, 2026 Coffee house Drip Lab has celebrated its second anniversary with an event in Dhaka. According to a press release, the anniversary programme was held at WW Tower in Motijheel. Singapore High Commission Chargé d'Affaires Mitchel Lee attended the…...

9+ hour ago   (143+ words) The Business Standard Bangladesh's live fish exports have grown by 223% in a decade, driven largely by strong international demand for eel fish, known locally as bain fish. Exported to around 15 countries, the fish is gaining popularity for its low price....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (648+ words) Tuesday August 25, 2026 Bangladesh's tea industry is producing more, yet it is struggling to compete globally. At the heart of the problem is a stubborn productivity gap – the amount of tea produced per hectare remains far below that of major tea-producing…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (722+ words) The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has planned to purchase commodities worth around Tk8,000 crore during the current fiscal year to stabilise the country's essential commodity market amid a global supply chain crunch. The main procurement items will remain edible…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (685+ words) Monday August 24, 2026 Tea, the world's second-most consumed beverage after water, has been linked to a range of potential health benefits, with decades of research pointing to the effects of antioxidants, polyphenols and other plant compounds found in tea. Researchers have…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (361+ words) Monday August 24, 2026 Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Amin Ur Rashid has called for increased fish production to meet growing demand, stressing that quality must not be compromised. He made the remarks as chief guest at "Aquaculture Knowledge Day…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (588+ words) Monday August 24, 2026 Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission. As a state food safety commissioner, the 51-year-old has raided food businesses in the country's commercial capital Mumbai in an unprecedented crackdown on poor hygiene and unsafe food that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (815+ words) Monday August 24, 2026 At the end of a wide lane in Banani 15, we came upon the front yard of a two-storey villa. As we entered through the gate, Liberty Pizza's white makeshift cart came into view on the right-hand side. Pizzas…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (222+ words) Sunday August 23, 2026 Coke Studio Bangla has released "Mulluk", a reworking of a century-old folk song from Bangladesh's tea-garden communities, as the fourth track of its fourth season. The song went live on digital streaming platforms and the programme's official channels…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1244+ words) Sunday August 23, 2026 When Kishwar Chowdhury stood before millions of viewers on MasterChef Australia and cooked panta bhat (fermented rice soaked overnight in water), she was doing more than presenting a dish from her childhood. She was making an argument about…...