Utilise every inch of land to boost food output: Moeen
Friday, 15 February 2008
Amid a production shortfall of food grains, Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed Thursday called for utilising every inch of the country's land for boosting her food output, reports UNB.
He made the remark while addressing a rally on the Char Jubli Habib Ullah Mia High School premises at Subornachar in Noakhali.
"Import of food would neither solve the food-deficit problem, nor will it bring down prices of rice. Food deficit has to be solved through boosting production," he said, calling for utilising 300 million hands of 150 million people.
General Moeen, whose force is backing the present reformist Caretaker Government, told his audience that two-thirds of the allocated money of the country's development projects used to be wasted earlier.
"Now speed has returned in development activities, as full funds are being used in development activities," he said.
Earlier, General Moeen distributed one irrigation pump machine, one power tiller, and one urea fertiliser machine among the members of Modern Krishi Samabaya Samity. He also handed over books to the heads of Char Jabbar Degree College and Habib Ullah Mia High School.
GOC of Comilla region Major General Anwar Hossain was also present on the occasion.
General Moeen flew there by a helicopter from Feni. After arrival, he went to Gassapia village, where he inaugurated small milk-farm project of the Army.
Earlier, the Army Chief, also chairman of the Sena Kalyan Trust-operated Trust Bank, inaugurated the bank's newly-opened Feni branch.
Speaking on the occasion General Moeen underscored the need for setting up more export processing zones (EPZs) in the country for boosting its problem-ridden economy. "Utilising our concept and example India has set up 250 EPZs in the country, where we have only eight," he said.
He made the remark while addressing a rally on the Char Jubli Habib Ullah Mia High School premises at Subornachar in Noakhali.
"Import of food would neither solve the food-deficit problem, nor will it bring down prices of rice. Food deficit has to be solved through boosting production," he said, calling for utilising 300 million hands of 150 million people.
General Moeen, whose force is backing the present reformist Caretaker Government, told his audience that two-thirds of the allocated money of the country's development projects used to be wasted earlier.
"Now speed has returned in development activities, as full funds are being used in development activities," he said.
Earlier, General Moeen distributed one irrigation pump machine, one power tiller, and one urea fertiliser machine among the members of Modern Krishi Samabaya Samity. He also handed over books to the heads of Char Jabbar Degree College and Habib Ullah Mia High School.
GOC of Comilla region Major General Anwar Hossain was also present on the occasion.
General Moeen flew there by a helicopter from Feni. After arrival, he went to Gassapia village, where he inaugurated small milk-farm project of the Army.
Earlier, the Army Chief, also chairman of the Sena Kalyan Trust-operated Trust Bank, inaugurated the bank's newly-opened Feni branch.
Speaking on the occasion General Moeen underscored the need for setting up more export processing zones (EPZs) in the country for boosting its problem-ridden economy. "Utilising our concept and example India has set up 250 EPZs in the country, where we have only eight," he said.