Business Desk :
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Sunday urged the countrymen to change their food habit gradually and eat other nutritious food and fruits reducing rice intake.
“Daily per capita rice consumption in Bangladesh is 400 grammes, the highest in the world, while in many countries, average daily rice consumption of people is only 200 grammes,” he said.
The minister came up with the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a function titled “Bangladesh’s 50 years: Achievements and diversifications in agriculture”.
Bangladesh Agriculture Journalist Forum and Bangla Daily Bonik Barta jointly organised the programme at a hotel in the capital, marking 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence. Iftekhar Mahmud, president of BAJF, presided over the function while Dewan Hanif Mahmud, editor of the daily, moderated it.
