Instalments and interest on NGO loans taken by small women entrepreneurs hit by the Bandarban floods have been waived for one month, State Minister Mir Helal Uddin said.
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku said Rajshahi Central Park and Zoo would be modernised, with an expert team to assess turning it into a safari-style park.
Ishwardi in Pabna, known as the country's litchi capital, opens its traditional Litchi Festival and Agricultural Trade Fair today, with two ministers due to attend.
The government will observe Jatka Conservation Week from 7 to 13 April in 20 hilsa-rich districts, the fisheries and livestock minister has announced.
State Minister Abdul Bari said potato growers suffered heavy losses this year only because drainage was poor, as he opened canal digging in Joypurhat.
Veterinary medical teams will provide first aid and advice at sacrificial animal markets across Bangladesh, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said about 1.30 crore animals are ready against demand of 1.07 crore, and those raising prices through trickery are bound to lose.
A state minister accuses farmers of feeding broilers abnormal growth feed for extra profit, leaving parents worried about a key source of nutrition.
