Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits the livestock exhibition after inaugurating the two-day Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024 at the old Trade Fair Ground in Dhaka on Thursday. — BSS Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it's unfortunate that Bangladesh has not been able to extract resources from the deep sea although it has attained vast maritime territories.
"Actually we are not getting any entrepreneurs for this purpose. This is the reality," she said, report agencies.
The PM said this while addressing the inaugural session of the Livestock Services Week and Fair to promote poultry and the dairy farmers and development of the sector.
In her address she called upon the private sector to step forward for the development of the country's poultry, fisheries and livestock sectors.
Hasina also stressed further development of the livestock sector to meet local demand and also export meat.
"I want the private sector to come forward. I would like to see more entrepreneurs in the private sector. I want to help in every way. Through this, we also want to increase the employment of the people of the country," she said.
She said that if everyone does business and trade on their own initiative instead of chasing behind the jobs after graduation, then "we can progress a lot".
Sheikh Hasina urged all to encourage the country's youth to become entrepreneurs, so that, in future, they don't need to depend on anyone.
Referring to the attaining of food security, she said, "We believe that we can ensure our nutrition as well."
The Department of Livestock Services of the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry organised the 2-day fair at the old Trade Fair (Banijjo Mela) Ground at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar beside the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).
Hasina said that Bangladesh has attained huge maritime boundaries and to utilise the marine resources it has also announced a plan for blue economy.
"But it is unfortunate that we have not been able to extract resources from the deep sea," she said.
She said that the prime aim of her government is to ensure food security first then ensure nutrition.
"...and we have taken that step. We have given priority to research as it is not possible to produce high yield varieties without it," she said.
She also mentioned that the government is working to mechanise agriculture and for that a special attention has been given on this issue, including providing subsidies.
"Besides, we have taken huge programmes to increase the production of protein in the country," she said.
She put emphasis on more research works as no country can advance without it.
PM Hasina also emphasised on improving the storage capacity of all kinds of products including food grains, and fish and meat items for ensuring food security.
She asked the people concerned to provide safe food to the fisheries and livestock for making food safe for humans.
She asked to follow international norms in packaging along with cleanliness in agricultural production and its processing.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdur Rahman and Fisheries, BPIC joint convenor Moshiur Rahman, BDFA president Mohammad Imran Hossain and Livestock secretary Md Selim Uddin also spoke.
A documentary on the development of the country's livestock sector was also screened at the programme.
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