State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Narayan Chandra Chanda at a programme yesterday urged poultry scientists, researchers, industry owners, and concerned entrepreneurs to produce safe eggs and other poultry products for ensuring nutritional security of the people of the country.
The state minister said this at a seminar titled “Eggs for me, eggs for you, eggs for all” at the Zainul Abedin auditorium of Bangladesh Agriculture University (BAU) to mark the World Egg Day. Department of Poultry Science of BAU and the World’s Poultry Science Association (WAPSA) jointly organised the programme to raise awareness among people about the food value of egg.
“We, the common people, are looking forward to you as you are the right persons who can ensure quality food for consumption,” the state minister added.
He also warned of taking legal action against the dishonest businessmen and poultry industry owners who are using harmful components, medicine and industry wastes to prepare poultry feeds and products that are detrimental to public health.
“We will take stern action against those who are leading common people to gradual death by using harmful chemical components and tannery wastes in poultry feeds.”
He addressed the seminar with the Dean of Animal Husbandry faculty Professor SD Chowdhury in the chair while BAU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Rafiqul Hoque was present as the chief patron.
Prof Shubash Chandra Das of Poultry Science department presented the key note paper.
Among others, Director General of the Department of Livestock Services DLS Ajay Kumar Roy, DG of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute BLRI Dr Md Nazrul Islam, Prof Md Ashraf Ali and Head of Poultry Science Department Prof Fowzia Sultana, were present at the event.