Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over today the “Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar 1423” (Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award 1423) to individuals and organisations, who have made contributions to different fields in agriculture.
Agriculture Ministry is organising the handing-over ceremony at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city.
Marking the award giving function, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting the award-winner individuals and organisations.
In his massage, President Abdul Hamid described agriculture as the driving force behind the economy as the sector is closely related to the country’s culture over the years. So, the development of agriculture means overall development of the country, he added.
He urged all, including farmers and agriculturalists, to continue their efforts for diversification of crops and to ensure the optimum use of land, modernization of agriculture and innovation of new varieties of crops and technologies.
The President hoped that the award will encourage the individuals and organisations to make their best efforts for developing agriculture sector.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had introduced the Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar in 1973 in order to take forward the agri-based economy of the newly independent country.
