Govt focusing on boosting export capabilities: Tuku

Enhancing the country’s export capabilities and providing necessary incentives to boost meat exports to international markets are the BNP-led government’s high priority, Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salauddin Tuku has said.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is working dedicatedly to ensure the economic self-reliance of the country’s marginalised people and farmers, he said while exchanging views with journalists after inspecting the Bengal Meat processing plant in Pabna on Sunday.

“The government is committed to earning foreign exchange through the export of locally produced agricultural and farm-based products while also meeting domestic demand,” he said.

He said, “We came to inspect the operations of Bengal Meat to explore how these resources can be utilised to strengthen our economy in the coming days to create employment opportunities and improve the livelihoods of marginalised communities and farmers.”

Responding to a question from journalists, he said the Bengal Meat authorities are producing and processing meat using highly scientific, safe, and hygienic methods and are currently exporting on a limited scale.

During the visit, the State Minister inspected the factory’s production units, hygienic meat processing systems, quality control measures, preservation processes, and overall operations.

Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Saiyed Bin Abdullah, Member of Parliament for the Pabna-2 constituency A K M Selim Reza Habib, Fisheries and Livestock Secretary Delwar Hossain, Director General of the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) Shahzaman Khan, DLS Project Director Dr. Abdur Rahim, and top officials of Bengal Meat were present during the inspection.