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‘Govt to provide special protection to salt farmers’


Bangladeshpost
Published : 06 Jul 2019 12:49 PM | Updated : 23 Aug 2020 12:52 AM

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Friday said that the government will provide special protection to the salt farmers for next five years, reports BSS. 

“We will provide special protection to the salt farmers for the next five years. So, we are controlling the salt import,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop on “Salt Cultivation and Mixing Iodine: Universal Iodine Salt” at a hotel in Cox’s Bazar.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) jointly organized the workshop.

State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder was present at the workshop as special guest with BSCIC Chairman M Mostaque Hassan in the chair.

Kamal Ahmed Mojumder said the government is working for protecting the interest of local industries. “If we can protect the interest of salt farmers, we will achieve self-sufficiency in salt production,” he added.