Moeen for raising crop-intensity
Saturday, 12 July 2008
BAGERHAT, July 11 (UNB): Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has said Bangladesh should increase food production to attain self-reliance by raising crop-intensity.
"We should grow two crops on mono-crop lands and three crops on lands used for double-cropping to achieve self-sufficiency (in food)," he said while inaugurating a mosque-cum-cyclone centre "Ashar Alo" at Gabtala village in Sharankhola upazila Friday.
The cyclone centre was built on 16 decimal lands at Gabtali village in Southkhali union, one of the unions affected most by cyclone Sidr on the night of November 15 last year.
One Barik Hawlader donated the land for the centre.
Bangladesh Army has implemented the project at a cost of Tk 5.5 million.
"People of the disaster-prone areas demonstrated their usual resilience after the calamity and started their life afresh," said Moeen assuring that army members would always stand beside the people during any natural disaster as they have been doing since long.
He said the door of the cyclone centre would remain open for people of all religions.
Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner Shahidul Islam, Jessore Cantonment GOC Maj Gen Rafiqul Islam, 88 Brigade Commander Brig Gen Ehteshamul Haque, Bagerhat Army Camp commander Lt Col Shahinul Haque, and Bagerhat Police Super AKM Shahidur Rahman were, among others, present on the occasion.
"We should grow two crops on mono-crop lands and three crops on lands used for double-cropping to achieve self-sufficiency (in food)," he said while inaugurating a mosque-cum-cyclone centre "Ashar Alo" at Gabtala village in Sharankhola upazila Friday.
The cyclone centre was built on 16 decimal lands at Gabtali village in Southkhali union, one of the unions affected most by cyclone Sidr on the night of November 15 last year.
One Barik Hawlader donated the land for the centre.
Bangladesh Army has implemented the project at a cost of Tk 5.5 million.
"People of the disaster-prone areas demonstrated their usual resilience after the calamity and started their life afresh," said Moeen assuring that army members would always stand beside the people during any natural disaster as they have been doing since long.
He said the door of the cyclone centre would remain open for people of all religions.
Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner Shahidul Islam, Jessore Cantonment GOC Maj Gen Rafiqul Islam, 88 Brigade Commander Brig Gen Ehteshamul Haque, Bagerhat Army Camp commander Lt Col Shahinul Haque, and Bagerhat Police Super AKM Shahidur Rahman were, among others, present on the occasion.