PM for more food production to tackle any challenge

BSS, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the countrymen to produce more food to tackle any challenge as the world community is apprehending a deep crisis next year.
“Food production has to be increased. It is now inevitable and the utmost importance issue for us,” she said.
The premier was speaking at the beginning of the meeting of the executive committee of the national economic council (ECNEC) held at the NEC Conference Room in city’s Sher-E-Bangla Nagar. She joined the meeting virtually from her official residence Gono Bhaban.
Referring to her recent visit to the United Kingdom and the United States, she said she talked with the world leaders and representatives formally and informally, especially at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
The premier said she talked with the head of states, head of governments and head of different organisations as they all apprehended that there might be a grave famine in 2023 while the economic recession will be deepened and food crisis will appear.
Sheikh Hasina said many countries are discussing the issue in the world. “So, we have to increase food production and make arrangement of preserving food as well as process the food taking it into consideration,” she said.