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Boosting Bangladesh's Native Chicken Economy
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (91+ words) The Business Standard Boosting Bangladesh's Native Chicken Economy Watch the national roundtable discussion on "Building a Resilient Native Chicken Economy in Bangladesh," organized by Heifer International Bangladesh, DLS, and BLRI. This session brings together policymakers, researchers, and industry experts to…...
Securing native chicken market linkages could transform rural economy: Experts
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (508+ words) Tuesday June 09, 2026 Despite vast potential for expanding local or native chicken production, rural farmers are being deprived of fair prices due to weak market systems, disease outbreak, a shortage of quality chicks, and the dominance of middlemen." Against this backdrop,…...
Low egg prices compelled many farmers to shut down farms over last few months
3+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) Sunday May 17, 2026 According to egg industry stakeholders, a combination of increased demand and a decline in supply has driven up egg prices. Egg producers (layer chicken farmers) in the Noakhali region said the fall in supply was caused by the…...
Chicken, egg prices rise in Barishal as farmers blame load-shedding
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (297+ words) Chicken and egg prices have increased in markets across Barishal, with traders and poultry farmers blaming load-shedding for the rise. Visits to Rupatoli, Chowmatha, Nathullabad and Bangla Bazar areas today (8 May) found broiler chicken selling at Tk190 per kg, up by…...
Outpaced by costs: Rising feed prices, tax hikes push poultry farmers to shutter sheds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (895+ words) Wednesday May 06, 2026 At dawn in a small village in Bhuapur, Tangail, Alamgir Hossain used to open his poultry sheds to the clamor of thousands of chickens; now the silence inside now says more than the noise ever did. Alamgir, who once…...
State minister urges honesty, support for poultry sector
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (324+ words) Monday April 20, 2026 State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku, MP, has called on those involved in the poultry sector to work in the public interest with honesty and dedication. He made the call while speaking as the chief…...
Chicken market hit by supply crunch, big jump in Sonali prices
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (473+ words) A day before Eid, sonali chicken was sold at Tk340-370 per kg in the capital's markets, but it is currently being sold at a raised price of Tk380-400. While the price of sonali chicken was Tk270-320 in the first half of Ramadan, buyers…...
Loss-making farmers find relief as broiler price increases before Eid
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) Monday March 30, 2026 The price of broiler chicken has increased in urban chicken markets. Industry sources say that demand for chicken usually increases before Eid-ul-Fitr as consumers buy more chicken during this time. Broiler chicken farmers say they have suffered losses…...
Proposed ban on day-old chick imports raises concerns as poultry policy nears approval
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (831+ words) Thursday January 22, 2026 The government's proposed ban on importing day-old broiler and layer chicks under the Poultry Development Policy 2026 has triggered growing concern among poultry producers, who fear the move could disrupt supply chains and push up prices if implemented without…...
Kuwait lifts ban on import of Bangladeshi frozen products
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (108+ words) Sunday January 18, 2026 Kuwait has lifted its ban on the import of frozen poultry meat, meat products, and eggs from Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait has said. In a notification issued yesterday (15 December), the embassy said the Kuwaiti government has…...