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MATIA-AGRICULTURE
Skilled workforce a must to attain economic growth: Matia
DHAKA, Oct 3, 2018 (BSS) – Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury today
stressed the need for creating skilled human resources to enhance
productivity for attaining economic development goals as well as to turn the
country into a middle-income country within the stipulated time.
“Our huge population is the driving force for economic development in
Bangladesh…We should utilize this human resources to enhance country’s
productivity for attaining economic growth of our country,” the Minister made
the call as the chief guest while addressing a seminar titled ‘Productivity
for Developing Happy and Prosperous Country’ held at CIRDAP auditorium in the
city.
National Productivity Organisation under Ministry of Industries
organised the seminar marking the National Productivity Day-2018.
Bangladesh now is moving towards rapid progress in all sectors,
including agriculture as the country has achieved self-sufficiency in food
under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, she added.
“Our Premier has given the Bengali nation a new direction… She (PM)
has reduced carbon emissions by strengthening environment-friendly
industrialisation,” Matia said, adding that the premier is also giving
emphasis on using environment friendly energy through increasing the
production of solar power.
Highlighting the agricultural development, the minister said Bangladesh
is the third largest producer of vegetables in the world, fourth in the
production of fresh water fish and seventh in the production of potatoes as
the agri sector has achieved tremendous success in the past few years.
Minister also hoped that Bangladesh would become a developed country long
before the scheduled time under the prime minister’s dynamic leadership.
Presided over by Acting Secretary of Industries Ministry Md Abdul Halim,
the seminar was addressed by Joint Director of National Productivity
Organization Md Abdul Musabbir and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of
Industry Luthfun Nahar Begum.
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