GAIBANDHA, Dec 12, 2019 (BSS) – A safe vegetable corner has been opened
at Puratan Bazar of the district town on Wednesday for providing safe
vegetable to the consumers at reasonable prices considering their good
health.
An inaugural function organized by Department of Agricultural Extension
(DAE) and Department of Agricultural Marketing was held at the Puratan Bazaar
here in the afternoon.
Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad and local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini
addressed the function as the chief guest while deputy commissioner Abdul
Matin presided over the ceremony.
The chief guest said the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina achieved food security in the country for taking pragmatic measures
including ensuring fertilizers, pesticides and other agri-inputs to the
farmers.
Now, the government is working sincerely for producing nutrition and
vitamin enriched and quality food at larger scale at farmers’ level, she
said.
Gini urged the agriculture officials and field level sub assistant
agriculture officers to motivate the farmers to produce their safe food in
organic way and also using the latest agriculture technologies.
The whip also advised the officials for opening such vegetable corner in
other bazaars of the district.
Police super Towhidul Islam, mayor of Gaibandha Municipality Advocate
Shah Masud Zahangir Kabir Milon and deputy director of DAE Krishibid Masudur
Rahman spoke at the event as the special guests.
Moderated by additional deputy director of DAE Abul Kalam Azad, the
function was also addressed, among others, by district marketing officer
Moazzem Hossain and general secretary of district Krishak League Dipok Kumar
Paul.