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DAY-AGRICULTURIST
Agriculturist Day tomorrow
DHAKA, Feb 12, 2019 (BSS) – The Agriculturist Day will be observed in the
country tomorrow through various progrmmes.
On the occasion, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
today issued separate messages wishing all programmes of the day a success.
President Abdul Hamid, in his message, said “Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made a historic announcement giving first
class status to the agriculturists on the day in 1973 in recognition of their
contributions to the country’s socio-economic development”.
Attaching the highest importance to the agriculture sector, Bangabandhu
built various institutions after independence of the country for conducting
different activities, including providing education on agriculture,
conducting research and distributing agricultural materials, he added.
Agriculture, farmers and agriculturists remain as interdependent entity in
the country’s development thought, the President said, adding, “The new agri-
technology, high-yielding seeds and agricultural inventions are helping the
country in producing fish, meat, eggs and milk to meet the food demand of 16
crore people”.
He hopped that the agriculturists and agri-scientists would contribute to
build hunger and poverty free Sonar Bangla’ dreamt by Bangabandhu.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, said Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made a milestone in the history by
upgrading the agriculturists to the class-I status. As a result the
meritorious students are being inspired to the agriculture education, she
added.
“The nation remembers the contributions of agriculturists with due respect
in meeting the food demand of 16 crore people, by increasing production of
food grain, fish, milk, meat and egg three times higher than pre-liberation
period despite chronological increase of population and decrease of
cultivable land,” the premier said.
Sheikh Hasina hoped that apart from performing professional duties,
agriculturists, the friends of farmers and agriculture, would continue their
participation and efforts during any necessity of the country.
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