BSS, Gazipur :
Terming agriculture as the driving force behind the country’s economy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday called upon agriculture scientists to intensify their research to ensure food and nutrition security of the people.
In this connection, she assured the agri scientists and researchers of providing all kinds of cooperation, saying her government would do whatever necessary to this end.
The Prime Minister was addressing a function at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University here Saturday morning, marking its 16th founding anniversary.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haq, Krishibid Abdul Mannan, MP, AFM Bahauddin Nasim, MP, and Zahid Ahsan Russel, MP, spoke at the function as special guests. Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof Dr M Mahbubur Rahman was in the chair.
Earlier, Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, Dr MA Wazed Mian Central Laboratory, Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Hall, Agriculture Faculty Building, Fisheries Faculty Building, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Faculty Building and Begum Sufia Kamal Auditorium.
The Prime Minister also unveiled the plaques of Dr LM Eisgruber Graduate Studies Faculty Building, Professor Yoshio Yamada Library Building, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Hall, Ila Mitra Hall and Agriculturist Dr Kazi M Badruddoza Outdoor Centre and laid the foundation stone of Agriculture Economics and Rural Development Faculty Building.
Sheikh Hasina renewed her pledge to build Bangladesh as a middle-income country by 2021 and developed one by 2041.
“We would turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country before 2021 and establish it as a developed one by 2041 Insha Allah,” she said.
The Prime Minister urged the scientists to work for developing agriculture as a profit-oriented, sustainable and environment-friendly system through innovating suitable agricultural technologies and handing over these to farmers, increasing management efficiency of agri inputs and productivity.
“We will have to give focus on developed technologies to meet the demands of food, clothes, housing and healthcare from depleting land,” she said.
Stressing the need for agro-processing industries in the country, Sheikh Hasina said the scientists of the country will have to give attention to innovating developed technologies for food processing and marketing of diversified products like vegetables, fruits, fishes and livestock.
The Prime Minister put emphasis on maintaining education-friendly atmosphere at the university and said her government would extend allout cooperation to any steps of the authorities concerned to this end.
Sheikh Hasina extended her thanks to the researchers concerned who are contributing remarkably to ensuring food and nutrition security by inventing new and improved versions of paddy including “BU Dhan-1” which is known among the farmers of Monga-hit areas as “Bangabandhu Dhan”.
The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to give a specific proposal for land of the forest department to conduct research on agro-forest resources by protecting biodiversity of “Shalbon”.
Terming agriculture as the driving force behind the country’s economy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday called upon agriculture scientists to intensify their research to ensure food and nutrition security of the people.
In this connection, she assured the agri scientists and researchers of providing all kinds of cooperation, saying her government would do whatever necessary to this end.
The Prime Minister was addressing a function at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University here Saturday morning, marking its 16th founding anniversary.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haq, Krishibid Abdul Mannan, MP, AFM Bahauddin Nasim, MP, and Zahid Ahsan Russel, MP, spoke at the function as special guests. Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof Dr M Mahbubur Rahman was in the chair.
Earlier, Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, Dr MA Wazed Mian Central Laboratory, Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Hall, Agriculture Faculty Building, Fisheries Faculty Building, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Faculty Building and Begum Sufia Kamal Auditorium.
The Prime Minister also unveiled the plaques of Dr LM Eisgruber Graduate Studies Faculty Building, Professor Yoshio Yamada Library Building, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Hall, Ila Mitra Hall and Agriculturist Dr Kazi M Badruddoza Outdoor Centre and laid the foundation stone of Agriculture Economics and Rural Development Faculty Building.
Sheikh Hasina renewed her pledge to build Bangladesh as a middle-income country by 2021 and developed one by 2041.
“We would turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country before 2021 and establish it as a developed one by 2041 Insha Allah,” she said.
The Prime Minister urged the scientists to work for developing agriculture as a profit-oriented, sustainable and environment-friendly system through innovating suitable agricultural technologies and handing over these to farmers, increasing management efficiency of agri inputs and productivity.
“We will have to give focus on developed technologies to meet the demands of food, clothes, housing and healthcare from depleting land,” she said.
Stressing the need for agro-processing industries in the country, Sheikh Hasina said the scientists of the country will have to give attention to innovating developed technologies for food processing and marketing of diversified products like vegetables, fruits, fishes and livestock.
The Prime Minister put emphasis on maintaining education-friendly atmosphere at the university and said her government would extend allout cooperation to any steps of the authorities concerned to this end.
Sheikh Hasina extended her thanks to the researchers concerned who are contributing remarkably to ensuring food and nutrition security by inventing new and improved versions of paddy including “BU Dhan-1” which is known among the farmers of Monga-hit areas as “Bangabandhu Dhan”.
The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to give a specific proposal for land of the forest department to conduct research on agro-forest resources by protecting biodiversity of “Shalbon”.
