Gazipur:President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has emphasized the need to make agriculture more profitable to address the growing difficulty in finding workers for the sector. Speaking at a meeting at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), he highlighted inadequate earnings from farming as the core issue.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the President noted that the income from agricultural work is insufficient for sustaining livelihoods, leading to a labor shortage. He urged stakeholders to tackle the economic factors discouraging people from remaining in agriculture and to seek ways to enhance its profitability.
He also addressed the destruction of institutions in the country, suggesting that it is time to rebuild and overcome past damages. The President mentioned the sacrifices of young people and mass uprisings as a unique chance to establish a democratic system, urging patience and steady progress to ensure success.
The meeting was attended by Agriculture Minister Mohammed Amin Ur Rashid, Gazipur-2 lawmaker Manjurul Karim Rony, Agriculture Secretary Md Selim Khan, BARI Director General Dr. Md Manjurul Kadir, and BRRI Director General Dr. Md Rafiqul Islam. The BARI Director General delivered the welcome address, and the agriculture minister also spoke at the event.
President Alamgir arrived at BARI in the morning, where he received a guard of honor from Bangladesh Police. He toured the institute's gene bank and various stalls before planting a BARI Kathal-6 jackfruit tree at the Plant Genetic Resources Centre.