Food

Eating salt substitutes could lower the risks of early death from cardiovascular diseases, study suggests

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 11, 2022

Eating salt substitutes could lower the risks of early death from cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by an international research team including Australian and Chinese experts. Bruce Neal, executive director of...
Hotel Sarina Dhaka introduced city’s most expensive ice cream

News Hour Correspondent - Jul 18, 2022

Dhaka is a center for commerce and culture as well as a city known for its hospitality. The first 5-star hotel in Bangladesh was established on July 17, 2003, and for the past...
“G-3”, a WorldFish invention compared to traditional Rohu fish grows by around 30% more

Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jun 15, 2022

According to preliminary findings from an experimental farm, WorldFish’s “third generation” or G-3 Rohu grows roughly 30% faster than the traditional Rohu fish. Three generations of selective breeding were completed, and in 2020...
World faces food crisis due to Ukraine war

News Hour Correspondent - Mar 15, 2022

According to Russian fertilizer and coal millionaire Andrei Melnichenko, a global food crisis is looming unless the war in Ukraine is ended because fertilizer prices are growing so fast that many farmers can...
Bangladesh becomes WFP executive board president for 2022

News Hour Correspondent - Mar 1, 2022

Bangladesh has been overwhelmingly elected as the president of the Rome-based World Food Programme’s (WFP) 36-member Executive Board for the year 2022. Md Shameem Ahsan, Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to...
Signing ceremony of Afil Aqua Fish Ltd. and the Potential IPRS Farmers: an initiative under the aquaculture activity

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 20, 2022

Afil Aqua Fish Ltd. hosted a signing ceremony with potential farmers of the In-Pond Raceway System (IPRS) on February 20, 2022, with support from the Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity...
Analysis found two glasses of wine enough to reach the recommended daily sugar limit

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 20, 2022

Analysis of more than 30 bottles of wine has found two glasses could be enough to reach the recommended daily sugar limit for adults. Research by Alcohol Health Alliance UK found some bottles...
Saudi coffee legacy percolates through the generations

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 10, 2022

Growing coffee bushes in Jizan, Saudi Arabia’s southwestern area, is more than a job for Farah al-Malki. It’s a family custom that’s been passed down through the generations. Coffee, which moved from Ethiopia...
Foodpanda launched ‘Lovelane’ campaign

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 10, 2022

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, foodpanda has launched ‘Lovelane’ campaign, offering ‘50% love back’ to the customers. Valentine’s Day is a special day for many, and any celebration is incomplete without good food....
Traditional UK sweet factory enjoys global sugar rush

Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Feb 1, 2022

The Edward Gray sweet factory in central England harkens back to a bygone era, when brass cauldrons steamed with molten sugar and employees wrestled with massive lumps of gooey treacle, yet its handcrafted...