Experts at a post-rally discussion have stressed on further enhancing production for boosting the livestock sector to ensure safe animal protein for the common people to build a healthier nation. They expressed the view at a discussion arranged by District Department of Livestock Services (DLS) on the daylong Livestock Fair in Town Hall auditorium premises on Sunday.
The fair was organized in observance of the Livestock Service Week- 2017 with the theme of "Promise to safe animal protein, for healthy strong genius nation." Earlier, a huge rally participated by officials and employees of DLS and other departments, sociocultural and political activists, framers and common people was brought out in the city streets.
Different government departments, entrepreneurs, service provid-ers and companies set up 18 stalls on the fairground demonstrating latest technologies on livestock, vaccines, medicines, fodders, poultry, grass cultivation and marketing of the products. Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Public Administration HM Ashikur Rahman, MP, inaugurated the fair by cutting ribbon and releasing balloons and attended the discussion as chief guest. With Deputy Director (Local Government) for Rangpur Sultana Pervin in the chair, Deputy Director of the DLS Agriculturist Mahbubur Rahman, Chairman of Zila Parisahd Advocate Chhafia Khano-m, General Secretary of city Awami League Tushar Kanti Mandal, addressed the discussion as special guests.
In his welcome speech, Agriculturist Mahbubur Rahman said the nation already achie-ved tremendous success in the animal husbandry, poultry and fishery sectors substantially increasing production of protein to meet nutritional demand of the population.
After achieving self-reliance on rice production, the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put due emphasis on meeting nutritional demand of the population.
-AA Correspondent, Rangpur
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