Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Livestock Services Week and Fair on Thursday with the aim of promoting poultry and dairy farmers through the development of the sector.
The prime minister officially opened the 2-day fair at the old Trade Fair Ground at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar beside the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).
The Department of Livestock Services of the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry organized the fair with the assistance of the Bangladesh Dairy Farmers Association (BDFA) and the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Council (BPIC).
The fair will be open from 10 am to 8:00 pm daily, with no entry fee required for visitors.
Farmers from the poultry and dairy sectors across the country will participate in the event to display their cattle and birds at the fair.
Simultaneous fairs have been organized at 466 upazilas of 64 districts.
The prime minister toured the fairground, stopping at various stalls to see the livestock displayed at the show.
According to the organizers, some 25 pavilions and 30 stalls have been set up at the fairground to showcase the varieties of livestock in the country. Seven pavilions have been dedicated to government authorities.
More than 3,000 farmers out of the total 55,000 members of the BDFA from Dhaka, Cumilla, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Bogura, Pabna, Sirajganj, Jashore, Benapole, Kushtia, and Chuadanga, and other districts participated in the fair.
According to the organizers, the fair will provide grassroots farmers with the opportunity to conduct business with mega-companies.
