Three ministries should coordinate work to boost agri research: PM
The authorities of three separate ministries -- agriculture, commerce and jute -- should coordinate work in boosting up the country's agricultural research, especially in rice and jute, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.
Prime Minister's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed newsmen after the weekly cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat with her in the chair.
"From now on every agricultural research work shall be conducted through the Agriculture Research Council," one of the PM's cabinet colleagues quoted her as saying.
If the research is done under the council, then there will be less possibility of duplication, observed the premier.
Approving the Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (Amendment) Act 2010, she also directed the authorities concerned to relax the retirement age limit of the agriculture researchers, said Abul Kalam Azad.
Hasina asked the authorities to take measures to make the research council free from financial crisis. She also directed them to provide all support to the researchers and relax their age limit for joining the government jobs.
Hasina directed to increase the existing agriculture research fund to support the researchers financially, if needed.
The cabinet appreciated the prime minister for being among the top 10 influential women leaders in the world as revealed by the Time Magazine.
Ministers, state ministers, advisers and other officials were present at the meeting.
The premier informed the meeting that she will visit Chittagong on September 8 and address three to four programmes there.
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