Baku:Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inspected a mobile laboratory van at the Secretariat, observing how food samples are collected and tested to ensure safety.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Prime Minister inspected the van this morning before entering his office at the Secretariat, as stated by his Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu. The mobile laboratory was stationed at the premises of the Prime Minister's Office at the Cabinet Division, where the Prime Minister observed its testing procedures while officials briefed him on its activities.
Officials informed the Prime Minister that food sample testing and monitoring have been intensified as part of anti-adulteration drives across the country. Currently, mobile laboratories are being used to test food samples and monitor food safety in eight metropolitan areas, with plans to gradually expand operations to all 64 districts.
These activities are conducted through mobile courts led by executive magistrates and separately under the supervision of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority. The procurement of 72 mobile laboratory vans is underway under a capacity-building project of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority in the current 2026-27 fiscal year.
The vans are also equipped with facilities to raise public awareness of food safety, including exterior monitors that display awareness videos. Food Minister Afroza Khanam, Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, State Minister for Food Abdul Bari, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar, Public Administration Secretary Quamruzzaman Chowdhury, and senior officials of the Food Ministry were present during the inspection.