livestock

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Dairy farmers demand lower power rates for livestock 

Currently, the power tariff for agriculture is Tk5.40 per unit, while the livestock sector pays Tk11-14 per unit

The members of the livestock service providers made these demands at a press conference held at the National Press Club in Dhaka today. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Livestock service providers demand job regularisation

Houses surrounded by water in Chhagalnaiya in Feni on 23 August 2024. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Agriculture

Flood in Feni: Over 64,000 cattle dead, loss of livestock worth Tk391cr

File Photo: TBS/Jahir Rayhan
Bangladesh

Livestock damage exceeds Tk2,000cr due to floods

The US Embassy Dhaka’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched its new Bangladesh Climate Smart Livestock project on 18 May. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

New US climate smart livestock project launched to help smallholder livestock producers

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Heatwave threatens livestock fertility, productivity: Expert

Photo: Mehedi Hasan
In Focus

Livestock Services Week and Exhibition in photos

Sketch: TBS.
Thoughts

Harnessing whey water and energy-efficient cooling systems in Bangladesh’s dairy business

A herd of buffalo at Kathgor area of Patenga in Chattogram on Sunday. Buffaloes in the Patenga coast area are facing a severe food crisis as grasses are drying up due to the prevailing heat wave in parts of the country. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

Prolonged heatwave hits life, economy

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Markets

Lowering beef price hinges on improving cattle breeds: Dairy farmers

Representational Image. Photo: Freepik
Science

BAU researchers develop accurate method for identifying livestock diseases

Other than struggling to keep the chickens safe, as Dev Jyoti Ghosh told us, the BLRI researches three different local chicken breeds: chickens with comparatively longer throats, bare-throat chickens, and the hilly breed. Photo: Masum Billah
Panorama

What does the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute actually do?

Representational Photo: TBS/File
Bangladesh

Ctg flood damages crops, fish, livestock worth Tk135cr: Officials