BBS-Survey

Small-scale producers play the vital role in the food production system. Nationally, 53.65% of all food producers are smallholders. Among the divisions, Chittagong has the highest proportion of small producers at 59.81%, followed by Rangpur at 59.29%.On the other hand, Sylhet division has the highest proportion of large producers at 39.99%. These findings come from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) survey on "Income and Productivity of Small Food Producers," which was recently published...

A total of 332 out of every 1,000 people in Bangladesh are suffering from illnesses. Of them, 333 per 1,000 are affected in rural areas, compared to 331 per 1,000 in urban areas. Among the divisions, the illness rate is highest in Mymensingh and lowest in Dhaka. The findings were revealed in...

Ripon Mia, an employee at a private firm in Dhaka, traveled to the United States last year. During his ten-day stay in New York, he did not stay in a hotel; instead, he stayed at a relative's house.“Staying at a relative’s house saved me the cost of hotels and food. I could even use their car to vis...