<i>Agricultural research</i>
A very significant report was published in the pages of a daily on September 1. It was about the scientists at Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, who plan to develop high yield variety of oil seeds, pulses and tomatoes as well as identify drought and saline resistant high yield variety seeds. It will be a tremendous boon for our country! In 2005 the institute reportedly developed two varieties of mug and mashur dal, as well as two varieties of tomatoes. In 2007 they also developed a quick growing aman paddy! All these are really wonderful reports. I would request all our dailies to give good coverage to this type of news items prominently, pointing out their value for us. The government should also recognise and rightly publicise the achievements of our scientists in this essential work in meeting food shortage. Our main news slot in the audio-visual and print media should give more time and space for wider publicity of these nationally important news; rather than harping on the endless 'Banis' and "Ahobans" from our high officials and the politicians. My humble, heart felt congratulations to these unknown and unsung heroes of Bangladesh for their appropriate and desperately needed research work for increasing the quality and quantity of badly needed food.
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