Bangladesh currently imports frozen meat from India, Australia and Indonesia, though the livestock farmers and traders say it is unnecessary. Lutfor Rahman, the lessee of the Gabtoli Cattle Market in Dhaka, claimed meat import has caused sales at the market to decline by at least 20 percent. Annual meat import costs rose threefold in five years to about $2.5 million in 2017-18. Sharif Ahmed Chowdhury, former chief scientific officer of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, said at the programme that Bangladesh needs about 7.3 million tonnes meat annually to meet the daily need for 120 gram per head. The country produced over 7.5 million tonnes meat from cattle, chicken and duck, he added.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2019 18:11 UTC