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Fisheries ministry’s control room to remain open till May 27
DHAKA, May 16, 2020 (BSS) – The control room, introduced by the Fisheries
and Livestock Ministry on April 4 to address the crisis in the country’s
fisheries and livestock sectors due to the coronavirus outbreak, will remain
open till May 27.
The ministry issued an office order in this regard today, a press release
said.
The control room was set up at the Department of Livestock Services in the
city’s Farmgate and a hotline number – 02-9122557 – was introduced so that
farmers and stakeholders concerned can inform the ministry of the problems
they are facing during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
An official of the ministry has been assigned with the responsibility of
performing the role of chief coordinator in the control room.
At the same time, instructions have been given to the concerned departments
to appoint one officer each from the Fisheries Department and Livestock
Services Department to the control room daily.
An assistant director of the Department of Livestock Services has been
given the responsibility for overall cooperation in the aforesaid work.
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