food ministry
Death penalty proposed for hoarding
The food ministry is going to be tougher on hoarding as it proposes capital punishment or life imprisonment against the offenders.
SUBSIDISED PRICE / Govt’s food distribution slumps
While the queue of people behind open market sale (OMS) trucks of the food ministry continues to remain fairly long, food grain distribution by the ministry was said to have dropped 19 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of the current fiscal year.
Food ministry for import of 20 lakh tonnes of grains
The food ministry yesterday informed the cabinet that 20 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat would have to be imported to meet demand and keep the market stable until January next year.
BNP demands Qamrul’s resignation
Accusing Food Minister Qamrul Islam of importing rotten wheat from Brazil, BNP demands his immediate resignation.
Report on edible status of Brazil wheat: HC
High Court asks the government to report in three days whether the wheat imported from Brazil is fit for consumption.
Wheat imported from Brazil ‘not rotten’
The food ministry says it tested the wheat imported from Brazil and did not find any grain that is “rotten” or “unfit for human consumption”.
Death penalty proposed for hoarding
The food ministry is going to be tougher on hoarding as it proposes capital punishment or life imprisonment against the offenders.
Govt’s food distribution slumps
While the queue of people behind open market sale (OMS) trucks of the food ministry continues to remain fairly long, food grain distribution by the ministry was said to have dropped 19 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of the current fiscal year.
Food ministry for import of 20 lakh tonnes of grains
The food ministry yesterday informed the cabinet that 20 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat would have to be imported to meet demand and keep the market stable until January next year.
BNP demands Qamrul’s resignation
Accusing Food Minister Qamrul Islam of importing rotten wheat from Brazil, BNP demands his immediate resignation.
Report on edible status of Brazil wheat: HC
High Court asks the government to report in three days whether the wheat imported from Brazil is fit for consumption.
Wheat imported from Brazil ‘not rotten’
The food ministry says it tested the wheat imported from Brazil and did not find any grain that is “rotten” or “unfit for human consumption”.