Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury said the government has a plan to establish a regional flower research centre at Jessore.
The minister said this on the ninth instant while responding to a query placed by treasury bench lawmaker M Manirul Islam of Jessore-2 at the Jatiya Sangsad here.
A development project for setting up a flower research centre is now under approval process, said the minister, adding that work for the establishment of the research center will begin after approval of the project.
Around 90 per cent of the total flower marketing in the capital come from Jessore region.
