Maximum infrustucture of Bangladesh development has lack of plan.We should concious on our execution plan for future food security. Agriculture researchers in Bangladesh have released a new report on climate change. They predict that if nothing is done, rice production will dramatically decline by 2050, just as the nation??s population is peaking. As a hot, low-lying, agricultural nation, Bangladesh is especially vulnerable to climate change.

Because of Bangladesh??s low elevation, small rises in sea level leach salt into farmers?? fields. Changing weather patterns damage crops. Rice ? the staple food of Bangladesh ? is especially at risk. Rice production is expected to fall by 3.9% a year. By 2050, in combination with population growth, that reduction will have a serious impact on food security.

According to the article on AlertNet, ??Increasing climate variability is already costing Bangladesh’s economy $3 billion a year, and the financial toll could hit $121 billion for the 2005 to 2050 period.??

The government of Bangladesh has started to focus on adjusting to the change. On the resource end, this will require better water resource planning and new lower-use types of irrigation. It will also mean changing what kind of crops are grown and new varieties of older crops.

The problems confronting Bangladesh are a microcosm of what the entire planet is going to face. Its climate and low elevation mean that climate change will take its toll on Bangladesh sooner than other countries. We can learn from what works for Bangladesh to help prepare the rest of the world for the destruction brought by climate change.

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Sources :Bangladesh’s food and disaster management ministry will buy 1.1 million tonnes of rice from domestic farmers in the next four months to boost emergency food stocks, officials said on Wednesday.

The buying starts on May 2 to follow harvest of a winter rice crop estimated at 19 million tonnes. An additional 150,000 tonnes paddy will aso be bought, the officials said.

The procurement prices for rice and paddy are set at 25 taka ($0.36) and 17 taka per kilogramme respectively, at par with current prices for coarse rice in the domestic retail market.

Bangladesh, a delta nation on the Bay of Bengal often lashed by cyclones and floods, maintains emergency food stocks of over 1.0 million tonnes, mainly staple rice. But stocks have been depleted after 500,000 tonnes were sold to keep prices stable in recent months.

Bangladesh produces more than 30 million tonnes of rice annually, sufficient to feed its 150 million population. But it often requires imports to cope with shortages cause by natural calamities.

Bangladesh, the world’s fourth biggest rice producer, plans to import 300,000 tonnes of rice in the current fiscal year through June, food officials said.

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Gaibandha Food Security Project has been continuing in the district since 2009, creating positive impact to hard-core poor women. The objective of the project is to improve the socio- economic condition of the poor women and to ensure their food security all the year round through involving them in various income generating activities.

To create awareness among the poor about disaster preparedness including health and social issues and to help them exercise human rights for their empowerment are also the objectives of the project, office sources said.

Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST), a reputed organization, is implementing the five-year project at eleven unions of Shaghata and Gobindaganj Upazilas in the district from January 2009 with the financial support of European Union, Inter Church Organization for Development Cooperation, Dark and Light Blind Care and The Leprosy Mission International while RDRS Bangladesh is coordinating it as lead organization, the sources said.

A total of 5,741 poor women, out of targeted 7,300, were brought under this project till March, 2010 and they were given as many as 194 cows, 594 goats, 2,370 poultry birds with feed and shelters, 23,430 saplings, 98 KGs of vegetables seed, 10 sewing machines and different selling items in the grocery shops during the period after imparting them need based training on respective issues, said Kazi Ataul Kabir, coordinator of UST.

After getting the assets from the organization the beneficiaries are rearing cow, goat and poultry, nurturing homestead gardening, operating tailoring and conducting the grocery shops to get economically benefited for changing their livelihoods gradually, he also said.

Jahanara Begum, a beneficiary of the project, at North Singa village under Cochashahar Union of Gobindaganj Upazila in the district said, ” I thank the UST as the organization has given me a cow at free of cost to ensure the food security of my family and change the lifestyle of the family members through selling the milk of the domestic animal”.

Project coordinator Md Atwar Rahman told the BSS that a total of 40,000 ultra poor women of all the seven upazilas of the district would be brought under this project by December next and they would be provided the same support and facilities to ensure their food security
About Unnayan Shahojogy Team

Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST) is a national NGO working in Bangladesh since 1986. It is registered with NGO Affairs Bureau in Bangladesh (Redg. No.291). It mobilizes available resources for the benefits of the rural poor, especially for the disadvantaged women and children. UST has been working in typical geographical (Char) areas in Bangladesh with the disadvantaged people, especially with women; children and adolescent girls to promote and protect their right. UST also works at grass root level with civil society for strengthening local governance towards sustainable development.

UST believes that it is possible to bring changes in the situation of disadvantaged rural women through empowering them. This empowerment process is essential for shaping people’s capacity to manage and control over all kinds of livelihoods assets in their vicinity, which is centrally important for their sustainable livelihoods.

Key Principles of UST:
UST follows some key Principles to work with the disadvantaged people, which are:

Outsider may help, but insiders must do the job.
Go to the people, live with them, learn from them, and plan with them.
Start with what the people know.
Build on what the people have.
Teach by showing, learn by doing.
All development activities need to be designed putting the nature and people in the centre.
Programme of UST:
People’s Organization Development
Grassroots Governance
Sustainable Livelihoods
Sustainable Environmental Health
Child Rights
Education and Training
Disaster Preparedness & Risk Management

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Bangladesh has a primarily agrarian economy. Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of the economy since it comprises about 30% of the country’s GDP and employs around 60% of the total labour force. The performance of this sector has an overwhelming impact on major macroeconomic objectives like employment generation, poverty alleviation, human resources development and food security.

Most Bangladeshis earn their living from agriculture. Although rice and jute are the primary crops, wheat is assuming greater importance. Tea is grown in the northeast. Because of Bangladesh’s fertile soil and normally ample water supply, rice can be grown and harvested three times a year in many areas. Due to a number of factors, Bangladesh’s labor-intensive agriculture has achieved steady increases in food grain production despite the often unfavorable weather conditions. These include better flood control and irrigation, a generally more efficient use of fertilizers, and the establishment of better distribution and rural credit networks. With 35.8 million metric tons produced in 2000, rice is Bangladesh’s principal crop. National sales of the classes of insecticide used on rice, including granular carbofuran, synthetic pyrethroids, and malathion exceeded 13,000 tons of formulated product in 2003 . The insecticides not only represent an environmental threat, but are a significant expenditure to poor rice farmers. The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute is working with various NGOs and international organizations to reduce insecticide use in rice .

The climate of Bangladesh is tropical, hot and humid in summer and cool in winter. It rains heavily in monsoon. The temperature in summer ranges 21 degree Celsius while the minimum during the winter is 9 degree Celsius.

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated areas of the world with a population of about 130 million. About 86.6% of the total population is Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians make up the rest of the population. Bangladesh offers the extremes of wildlife from the blue whale, which occasionally appears in the Bay of Bengal- and the Asian elephant to the tiny pigmy shrew, the smallest mammal. The bird life ranges from the showy peacock to the tiny sparrow and the talkative Mynas, while the reptile world has the king Cobra, one of the world’s most deadly snakes and the Python, one of the largest Top of the wildlife atractions are of course, the cats-from Royal Bengal Tigers and leopards to the small fishing cat

Tourists can enjoy easily because of the language. The state language and mother language is Bangla. English is widely spoken and understood.

In transport sector, Bangladesh is now very rich. Bangladesh can be reached by air from any part of the world. Biman Bangladesh Airlines connects Dhaka with 25 major cities of the world. It also operates in 8 domestic routes. Besides Biman international carriers also fly to and for from Dhaka. Private airlines also fly on the domestic routes.

Here is a good accommodation capacity also. Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, the national tourism organization, runs a number of modern hotels, motels and cotages throughout the country. There are also many private hotels that provide efficient service and competitive prices. Visitors can also take accommodation in rest houses belonging to different government departments and other agencies. Besides, Dhaka, Chitagong, and Cox’s Bazar have quite a few international standard hotels.

Bangladesh is also a land of very tasty food. Local and foreign foods are available hare. Western, Chinese. Thai, Japanese and Korean cuisinne are available in most standard restaurants and hotels in major cities. Local delicacies include a wide verity of curries, vegetable dishes, and meat and fish preparations such as Korma, Rezala, Bhoona and Mosala roast, Muton, Chicken and Prawn are also popular. Most local restaurants serve a variety of rice preparations-Polao, Biriyani, Khinchuri-as well as substitutes such as Moglai and plain Parata, Naan Ruti, Chapati, which go well with curries. Sea fish and sweet water fish are available in most restaurants.

The locally taken hot drink known as Cha is the most popular drink. Tea produced in Bangladesh ranks among the best in the world. Coffee is served in most hotels and restaurants in cities. Among cold drinks, Lassi, a refreshing yoghurt drink is a popular summer time treat Soft drinks of most global brands are available everywhere in the country. Only big hotels and bars serve hard drinks. All bars are closed on Friday.

Besides, Misti Doi-sweetened yoghurt, Halua-a common dessert which comes in many shades from egg Halua to carrot, wheat cheese. Almond, Pistachio and so on. Sandesh-milk made dessert, Zarda-sweetened rice with nuts, Firni rice flower cooked in milk and sugar with flavouring, Rasogolla and Kalojam-two popular milk- based dessert (sweetmeat) made with sugar, flour and ghee. Rosho Malai-sweet floating in thick milk, Pitha-a common name for cakes or pasties-in varieties such as Chitoi, Dhupi, Puli, Bhapa, Pakan etc that are available throughout the country.

Among wide varieties of seasonal fruits of Bangladesh are Leechies, Mangoes, (king of fruits), Blackberries, Kanthals, Bananas, Jackfruits, Watermelons, Papaws, Pineapples, Coconuts and Oranges.

Places of historical interest: Dhaka

Dhaka founded in 1608 as the seat of the Imperial Moghuls victory over Bengal. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has grown from a placid litle town to a bustling city of close to 13 million people. Dhaka is the hub of most industrial and commercial activities in the country.

Suhrawardy Udyan (garden): Located at a stone’s throw from Dhaka Hotel and partly within the campus of Dhaka University, this udyan formerly a race course bears testimony to our historical struggle for Independence. It is here where the Commander of the occupation forces surrendered with 95,000 soldiers on 16 December in 1971.

Lalbagh Fort: The fort of Aurangzeb popularly known as the Lalbagh Fort was built in 1678 by Prince Muhammad Azam, son of Moghul Emperor Aurangazeb, who was the Viceroy of Bengal.

Mosques: Dhaka is renowned as a city of Mosques. Among more than a couple of thousands of Mosques, the prominent ones are the Seven Domed Mosques (17th century), the Star mosque (18th century) and Baitul Mukkarram, national Mosque built in 1960′s.

Temples- Among the more prominent of the Hindu Temples are the Dhakeshwari Temple (11th century) and Ram Krishna Mission.

Buddhist Monasteries- The Kamlapur Buddhist Monasteries at Kamalapur and Merul Badda are two notable Buddhist temples of Dhaka.

Churches- Dhaka has a number of old churches of which the Armenian Church (1781), St Marry’s Cathedral in Ramna and St Thomas’s Cathedral (1677) at Tejgaon are the most prominent

Shahid Minar- The graceful monument situated near the Dhaka Medical College Hospital commemorates the martyrs of the historical Language Movement of 1952.

Banga Bhaban- A splendid piece of architecture, Banga Bhaban is the official residence of the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

National Museum- Housed in an impressive building at Shahbag, the Museum contains a large number of exhibits including sculpture, coins, paintings and inscriptions.

Ramna Green-Ramna Green is the largest park in the city with vast stretches of well-kept ground with a lake that cuts it into half. The park is also the venue for many national functions.

National Park- The National Park is situated at Rajendrapur, 40 km north of Dhaka in the magnificent Bhawal region along Dhaka-Mymenisngh highway. The vast 1600 acres of forested area is an ideal destination for eco-tourism).

National Mausoleum- Located at Savar, in the suburb of Dhaka city, the splendid memorial commemorates the Martyrs of the War of Independence in 1971. The sprawling campus of Jahangirnagar University is located nearby.

Memorial for the Martyrs of 1857 (Bahadur Shah Park)- The Memorial commemorates the martyrs of the first Liberation War (1857-59) against the British rule. It was here that rebel soldiers and their civilian compatriots were publicly hanged.

Muktijuddho Museum- Situated at Segun Bagicha, it possesses a rich collection of rare photographs of Liberation War and articles used by the freedom fighters.

Ahsan Manzil-Located at on the bank of River Buriganga in the old part of Dhaka. Ahsan Manzil is a reminder of the nation’s rich cultural heritage. The large mansion was built in the Victorian style with some elements of late Braque thrown in. It was the home of the Nawabs of Dhaka. Recently renovated and painted in bright pink, the mansion has been converted into a museum containing articles and utensils used by the Nawabs.

National Assembly Complex-The magnificent National Assembly complex building with ancillary traces was designed by the world renowned architect Luis Kahn and is considered one of the landmarks of modern architecture. Baldah Garden-Baldah Garden situated in the old part of the city, has a very rich collection of rare species of plants and flowers.

Narayanganj-16 km away from Dhaka on the bank of River Sitalakhya,. Narayanganj is the biggest inland river port of Bangladesh.

Sonargaon-30 km to the south-east of Dhaka lies Sonargaon, an ancient capital of Bengal. It was the seat of Dev dynasty until the 13th century. From this period onward until the advent of the Moghuls Sonargaon was a subsidiary capital of the Sultanate of Bengal.

From all the aspects we are very proud to say that bangladesh is full of natural agricultural environment. but besides this we are not using this treasure with properly. If we can use our DESI product properly we can earn a lots of foriegn currenncy and also the country people could enjoy the DESI product.

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To ensure Food Security ,Bangladesh’s state grains buyer will tender this week to buy 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice to replenish food reserves, a food official said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh, the world’s fourth biggest rice producer, plans to import 300,000 tonnes of rice in the current fiscal year to the end of June.

“We are going to issue an international tender soon to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice to shore up our stocks,” said an official of the Directorate General of Food who declined to be quoted because he is not authorised to speak to the media.

Market sources said it could be part of a government move to build food reserves after failing to procure enough rice locally. Rice prices have risen over the past few months despite good crops and healthy levels of stocks.

Bangladesh is buying 25,000 tonnes of white rice at $395 per tonne from the Singapore-based Indo-Sino Trade Pte Ltd in an international tender.

Indo-Sino also made the lowest offer at $388.92 a tonne in another Bangladesh tender to buy white rice that closed on Sunday. [ID:nSGE62707X]

In January, the government extended a ban on rice exports until June to curb price increases and ensure availability of the staple in the domestic market.

At that time, the government also started open market sales of rice in the capital and adjoining districts to hold down prices.

The south Asian country produces around 30 million tonnes of rice, normally enough to feed its 150 million people, but often requires imports to cope with shortages due to natural calamities such as floods and droughts.

Bangladesh had to import rice worth $800 million in 2008. (Reporting by Ruma Paul)

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?The government of Japan has donated 27,465 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh to help stiffen relief infrastructure in a nation vulnerable to natural disasters, the Japanese embassy said on Monday.

“The food assistance will be provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist 300,000 ultra-poor people of the country to reduce disaster risk through building community infrastructure,” it said.

The consignment was handed to the food and disaster management ministry.

“We hope this Japanese contribution will help to improve household- and community-based infrastructure, minimising the negative impact of natural hazards”, the statement said.

The government of Japan has been one of the key donors to WFP-supported programmes in Bangladesh, giving approximately $20 million since 2007.
Donors support a
number of targete  food-based programmes in Bangladesh that are widely
credited with providing poor people access to food and improving their food
security. However, inefficiency in the food distribution system may be hindering
the realization of the full benefits of these programmes. The International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) conducted a comprehensive study of the
efficiency of food distribution in food aid-supported programmes in Bangladesh.
The capacity and efficiency of the food distribution system was assessed from
entry ports to targeted beneficiaries. The study identified problems in the
whole food distribution system, determined the level of losses, leakages,

and other lapses at various

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Population is a prime and significant element to form a state as well as an asset of a nation. But over population in comparison with land space is a big threat to the social development and principle obstacles in the way of advancement, development and enlightenment of a country. Population programs and activities are jointly a major part of development programs in every state of the world. Human beings are inseparable part of our society and society has a pragmatic and positive influence over its population. Therefore social influence as well as social partnership needs to be integrated to make a holistic approach with a view to creating spirit in sustainable population control programs and activities. Population explosion is a nation as well as a global concern and it was addressed nationally as a prime and first problem at post independence era in Bangladesh. Thereafter population control activities were rightly added to first five years planning’s since 1973-1978 to squeeze the population growth momentum by adapting plural measures both rural and urban areas. In the way of this succession, Family planning directorate was constituted in 1973 by the then government with a long standing missions and visions to combat the population explosion through pragmatic policy adaptation and co-ordination.

But lack of proper atention and efforts towards population control programs and activities nation wide by every government is truly unfortunate to us as well as to nation. Mean while, a ray of hope was seen in population program and policies, when an integrated and efficient commitee was formed at early of 1976 by the then government to compose a pro people and healthy population policy and finally it was drafted and approved by the then cabinet at the ending stage of 1976. In accordance with the policy frame work, population control program was rapidly advanced due to entire commitment and dedication of family planning workers to their services as well as to nation.

They have achieved some remarkable success knocking door to door from providing service delivery among the eligible couples.

Family planning contraceptive practice rate (CPR) was 8% in middle of 1970 and this practice rate was rapidly increased due to adaptation as well as to start implementation process 6 of population policy across the country.

Now this CPR (Contraceptive practice Rate) is around 57%. Equally, TFR (Total Fertility Rate) was 6.3 in the year of 1975 and was declined to 2.5 after 34 years of adapting population policy. Population growth rate was 3 (per thousand) in middle of 1970); now this growth rate has hopefully declined to 1.4 (per thousand).

These all are hopeful scenario in the history of population control by family planning directorate. But these successive outcomes have already failed to create harmonious development atmosphere within our society due to discontinuation population activities as per population policy.

In era of globalization, Bangladesh population has drawn positive-considerable atention of demographers, policy planners, social scientists and International aid agencies.

In global context, Bangladesh is now world’s eighth populas country with 149.4 million people (14 crores and 94 lac population) but occupying only only 3,000th part of the world’s land space.

Such a huge concentration of population in small land area can not but draw global atention only. About 1.8 (18 Lac people) million people are currently adding to its existing population yearly and such a trend will continue in next one decade and half.

Even if Bangladesh achieves 2 child family norm (that means TFR of 2.1 or NNR=1) by 2020. Bangladesh requires a visionary commitment to the nation in the field of population programs and activities to enrich family planning action plan and should turn its activities into social movement through active participation of different stake holders of our society.

China has achieved sustainable success on population disorders by adapting integrated and visionary population policy as well as introducing one child family norm with a state package benefit Now- a days China belongs one fifth population of the world. But their population growth momentum and population density are still quite less than Bangladesh population map. According to population analytical report of UNFPA, when China and India will have 700 and 310 crores of people respectively, their density of population will be equal to the present density of population in Bangladesh.

Keeping in view this demographic scenario, let us think how alarming condition we have in terms of population pressure.

Certainly, this hard core demographic scenario of our big population would create adverse impact on health, education, food security, habitation, sanitation, environment, poverty and unemployment The way of harmonious development of our society would be collapsed due to high redundant of population in our country.

Thus a sustainable as well as global out look population policy is rightly demand of time to the nation. Population policy was initially composed in 1976 but had no continuation with prolonged beter commitment

In the way of policy adaptation, another population policy was

Composed in 2004 in order to achieve Replacement level fertility and Neat Reproductive Rate (NRR) =1 by 2010. But the practice rate of this method among the couples is around 55.8% now. Keeping in view this above information, Replacement Level Fertility and NRR=1 has already been failed to achieve the above goal. So, a long standing, pro people with visionary population policy should be drafted along with demographers, social scientists and different stake holders of our society to include pragmatic measures within population policy frame work with a view to squeezing population map rapidly in Bangladesh.

I have some recommendations which might be considered or taken out by the government at the time of drafting and approving population policy. These are stated as follows—-

A good number of ministries are working with the government executive body to implement government’s planning’s and polices but no separate ministry is even now constituted to resolve this hyper population growth momentum which has already been identified prime and first problem in Bangladesh. Health and family welfare ministry is a major organic part of the government body and has been designed to monitor & implement for both health and Family planning programs and policies across the country. But unfortunate truth Family planning directorate is working without proper atention of the government in comparison with health wing. So Government should constitute a separate ministry on family planning programs, policies and activities in order to create dynamism in population control programs and activities. If this is possibly undone, at least a family planning division might be opened or restructured under a full flagged secretary. China has achieved a remarkable and meaningful success in population control with regard to reconstituting a separate entity like an individual ministry on planning’s and policies of population control and human development Indonesia has also constituted an individual entity like China to face the challenges of population growth momentum. They are positively advanced and achieved beter success.

National Institute of population Research and Training (NIPORT), a government body, was constituted with a view to researching on population programs, policies, training and planning’s as well as the way out for implementation. But this institute has now become dysfunctional and dead due to negative impact of unification or reunification of health-family sector once again by the government

So, effective and positive steps need to be taken to reconstitute NIPORT with national spirit and global facilities as a research and training wing of family planning division.

National population council (NPC) is the apex body of population programs policies and activities, headed by the prime minister, was designed to monitor and execute the GO-NGO activities on population. But we are unfortunate and deprived of geting proper atention and priorities from every chief executive of the state on population sector to resolve this national problem. The present government has passed more than one year in power but no national meeting or seminar was held by initiation of prime minister along with different and efficient stake holders of the society to enhance family planning action plan as well as population consizing activities. The sooner (National Population Council) it can be made fully functional and create enabling environment for other ministries to play their respective role as envisaged in the national population policy, the beterment for the nation. So, government needs to adapt plural measures in this regard with more atention and devotion.

Family Planning programs and activities should be kept on going with an individual philosophy and policy without making any unification of health-family planning sector by the government Integration or reintegration of family planning movements with the health sector must be an unwise decision which is certainly be declined the internal spirit of family planning movements in Bangladesh. 15 years have been lost in the way of counter political decisions in the field of family planning as well as population control and human development The whole nation has suffered immensely in this regard.

Population control is a prime national concern, an liberate arena and requires a holistic approach to combat population growth momentum from urban to rural in Bangladesh. The government is not individually feasible and viable to face the challenges of population magnitude and pressure on our land as well as our society. So, an intensive GO-NGO collaboration is highly required in order to make a stationary population in Bangladesh before our national goal. Every national-International NGOs in Bangladesh should have policy programs to open a separate wing on population-nutrition to face this national problem jointly otherwise this high population growth must bring social disorders in every singular branches of our society.

After inception of family planning department, Family Welfare Assistants (FWA) is providing basic and comprehensive service delivery among the eligible couples and adolescents from door to door, all over the country. They have pioneering roles and responsibilities to give away the messages among the 15 to 40 age groups of using local contraceptives and others measures to make two child family norm as well as to make a small size of

Population in our country. FWA (Family Welfare Assistant) was assigned officially to provide service delivery among 300-400 couples but with the passage of time and growth of population, the number of couple volume has become bigger and FWA workers are to provide service delivery among 1,800-2,000 couples now. This is quite a difficult task for a single FWA. So, a good number of FWA workers should immediately be appointed to provide home service delivery including contraceptives, medicine, injection as well as awareness on maternal and child health efficiently for beter outcomes.

These all are pragmatic outlines to combat population explosion. The government might consider these recommendations at the time of drafting population policy to make a stationary population as well as to turn the population into human resources.

The people of Bangladesh have started feeling the pinch for it’s over population. And various pressures have already been generated upon every branches of our society. Our society is facing plenty of social disorders with its 148 million people (around 15 crores people) right now. So, achieving population stabilization is early required for our existence. The timing of population stabilization depends on the time when replacement level fertility will be achieved. In our present population management context, if Bangladesh can achieve NRR=1 by 2016, population will be stabilize by 2070 at around 230 million people (23 crores people), followed by a stationary population in next 14-16 years (Stationary population means number of births will be equal to number of death and resultant growth rate is zero). The status of stationary population might be achieved around 2087 and thereafter the population will grow up to 250 million people ( 25 crores people). If we like to build up a poverty free, educated as well as knowledge based healthy society, government needs to take concerted efforts in population management strategies with more atention and devotion.

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US showing concentration with Bangladesh betterment .The US yesterday unveiled a $210mn plan for helping Bangladesh ensure food security.
US Ambassador James F Moriarty unveiled the plan at a seminar on food security, organised by the ?local government? division of the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry and the USAID in Dhaka.
US President Barrack Obama last year committed $1bn annual fund to address global hunger and food security. USAID will launch the $210mn programme in Bangladesh from this fund.
Under this plan, USAID will channel the fund to ensure adequate food supply to the ultra-poor and vulnerable group of the society.
LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzak also addressed the seminar.
Referring to different programmes for food security, Syed Ashraf said those programmes had already started enhancing food security.
He, however, suggested non-government organisations (NGOs) to contribute more to strengthen the social safety net and development initiatives of the present government.
Dr Razzak also emphasized the government social safety net programme, which had already increased food allocation for the poor.
The Food Minister, however, raised concern over the impact of climate change on food production and sought more funds from the development partners to address the issue.
James F Moriarty said his government would also increase its investment in agriculture and health sectors besides the fund for food security.
He lauded Bangladesh?s progress in improving the food security for the people, but cautioned about some external and internal causes, which could hinder the progress.

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At Bangladesh economy the daily essential product is hiking day by day. People now even think to bye those product. Oil, powder milk, rice eveerythings price was highly rated. The urban poor are typically most affected as many rural households grow at least some of their food needs. Higher prices have pushed many more people into poverty, but the increase in the number of poor is only part of the emerging costs of the crisis. The more profound consequence is the impact of rising prices on households who were already poor. For those already struggling to meet their daily food and nutrient needs, the double shock of food and fuel price rises represents a threat to basic survival. The poorest households are reducing the quantity and/or quality of the food, schooling, and basic services that they consume, leading to irreparable damage to the health and education of millions of children. 2010 brings new challenges to the pursuit of food security in Bangladesh
The central bank of Bangladesh on Monday recommended adoption of appropriate and effective measures to curb higher food prices to avoid administrative interventions that may hit supply channels of the essentials.

Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country’s central bank, also suggested it may initiate a comprehensive investigative study of the emergence of speculative influences by oligopolies in the market

“Rise in food price inflation, being politically sensitive, is often blamed in Bangladesh on ‘syndicates’ or oligopolistic influences, but without hard evidence or data,” the central bank said in its latest quarterly report, released on Monday. The report also said it is true that in recent years, the domestic markets of food crops and other edibles are getting increasingly more “organized” and “integrated,” with growing influence of larger players in smaller numbers.

“Speculators will also join these oligopolistic influences in creating bubbles in food prices as and when future markets of commodities are activated,” it added.

Any bank interventions would compound problems by obstructing and choking off supply channels, limiting the ability to provide the target population groups with temporary relief by way of cash subsidies or food supplies at affordable prices, according to the Bangladesh Bank Quarterly (BBQ) for October-December 2009.

The rising trends in prices of major commodities such as rice, petroleum and sugar fueled partly by speculation on international futures markets, are likely to retain the upward pressure in domestic consumer prices in the second half of this fiscal, the central bank noted.

The Social Protection Response
In the face of rising food and fuel prices, social protection programs can play a key role in
Forestalling increases in poverty, with wider developmental, social and even political benefits. By helping to prevent increases in poverty, social protection programs help households maintain access to food, energy, and essential services. Social safety nets can also reduce the impact of economic shocks on health and education. Furthermore, when social protection programs are perceived as fair and compensatory, they can be important in maintaining social equilibrium and preventing social unrest

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?Bangladesh Goverment made up policy to reach food sfety level. but having some processing complex many time our system falls? in ?some obstragle.

Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued a new international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of wheat, European traders said on Monday.

Any origin worldwide will be accepted from the 2009 crop year.

The tender deadline is Feb. 9 and bids must remain valid up to Mar. 2. Shipment must take place within 60 days of contract signing.

Bangladesh has in past months issued a series of wheat tenders in the international market but some were later cancelled including those issued in September and October. The country has a long process of purchase approval which goes up to cabinet level. [ID:nDHA480967]

It also has issued a tender for 100,000 tonnes of wheat closing on Jan. 18. [ID:nDHA518809] A further tender for 70,000 tonnes closes on Feb. 4. [ID:nSGE5BM07Y]

Another previous tender for 60,000 tonnes which closed on Jan. 4 was believed to have been cancelled after the latest inquiry for 100,000 tonnes was issued, traders said. [ID:nDHA480967]

Bangladesh plans to buy 750,000 tonnes of wheat in the year to June 2010 to replenish stocks, food ministry officials have said.

Traders say Bangladesh is buying more wheat this year because of lower global prices while domestic production is stagnating at around 1 million tonnes. (Reporting by Michael Hogan; editing by James Jukwey)

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