State Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock, and Food, Sultan Salauddin Tuku, today inaugurated the sale of affordable milk, eggs, and meat in Tangail. Photo: BSS

TANGAIL, Feb 21, 2026 (BSS) – A programme to sell milk, eggs, and meat at affordable prices has been launched in Tangail ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.

The initiative, organized by the District Livestock Department, was inaugurated today at Shaheed Smriti Municipal Park in Tangail town by State Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, and Food Sultan Salauddin Tuku.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Sultan Salauddin Tuku said the program aims to enable low-income people to buy essential protein sources at reasonable prices and to help stabilize the market during Ramadan. 

“This initiative will gradually be extended to all districts of the country so that everyone can meet their dietary protein needs,” he added.

“The government will take maximum steps to support the most vulnerable and impoverished people at the grassroots level,” he said.

Tangail Deputy Commissioner Sharifa Haque chaired the event.

Director of Artificial Insemination at the Department of Livestock Shahjaman Khan Tuhin, President of the Tangail District BNP Hasanuzzamil Shaheen, among others, addressed the event.