'Call for preventive measures to check bird flue stressed'
Saturday, 29 November 2008
RAJSHAHI, Nov 28 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here Friday underscored the need for taking preventive measures against infection of avian influenza (bird flue) to protect the country's poultry farms from ruination.
Quite a large number of people at every nook and corner of the country are directly engaged in poultry farming, making significant contribution to the economic development of Bangladesh.
The speakers urged all concerned government and non-government organisations as well as poultry bird farmers to work together to protect this potential sector from any adverse impact.
Besides, they said, focus should be given to creating awareness among the grassroots people side by side with intensifying inter-departmental coordination to check bird flue.
Local unit of Mohila Sanghati Parishad (MSP) and CARE- Bangladesh jointly arranged the workshop styled "Influenza NGO Network" at the conference hall of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The speakers said that measures should be taken to gear up the activities of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and other law enforcing agencies to check smuggling of chicks and eggs into the country from neighbouring India.
Additional Deputy Commi-ssioner (education and development) Satyendra Nath Sarker, Training Officer of Department of Agriculture Extension Dr Ittefaqul Azad, District Livestock Officer Khairul Alam and Journalists Mustafizur Rahman Khan Alam and Akbarul Hassan Millat addressed the workshop as guest speakers with MSP president Shahnaj Begum in the chair.
Quite a large number of people at every nook and corner of the country are directly engaged in poultry farming, making significant contribution to the economic development of Bangladesh.
The speakers urged all concerned government and non-government organisations as well as poultry bird farmers to work together to protect this potential sector from any adverse impact.
Besides, they said, focus should be given to creating awareness among the grassroots people side by side with intensifying inter-departmental coordination to check bird flue.
Local unit of Mohila Sanghati Parishad (MSP) and CARE- Bangladesh jointly arranged the workshop styled "Influenza NGO Network" at the conference hall of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The speakers said that measures should be taken to gear up the activities of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and other law enforcing agencies to check smuggling of chicks and eggs into the country from neighbouring India.
Additional Deputy Commi-ssioner (education and development) Satyendra Nath Sarker, Training Officer of Department of Agriculture Extension Dr Ittefaqul Azad, District Livestock Officer Khairul Alam and Journalists Mustafizur Rahman Khan Alam and Akbarul Hassan Millat addressed the workshop as guest speakers with MSP president Shahnaj Begum in the chair.