Transformation of winter with climate change
The mercury has dipped but not by much. This is the beginning of December and the third week of Agrahayan on the Bangla calendar. Gone are the days when farmers carried huge bundles of freshly harvested Aman paddy on their heads or shoulders, all the while shivering from chill, to...
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Supporting mkts for poor's nutrient-dense foods
A diverse diet is the key to good nutrition. In South Asia, however, diets have been traditionally cereal-heavy - in Bangladesh, about 70 per cent of daily energy intake per person comes from cereals. Our diets need to be diversified urgently, and two categories of 'nutrient-dense' foods are particularly important...
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Ctg: A commercial capital in name only
The incumbent government is trade and business-friendly. Its policy attuned to the needs of the businesses has helped the exports and imports of the country recover from the Covid-19 shock, says Shaibal Das Sumon, Director of the Stitch Tone Group and Ward Councillor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), in an...
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