Photo: Dhaka TribuneThe directive came from a regular weekly cabinet meeting with the premier in the chairPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the authorities concerned to take special care of the Ropa Aman paddy (T-Aman) production to ensure food security. The directive came from a regular weekly cabinet meeting with the premier in the chair. “The prime minister, in the today’s cabinet meeting, directed us to take special care on the production of Ropa Aman paddy (T-Aman) as the seeds of Aman were destroyed due to the ongoing flood,” Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam told a news briefing at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka. The premier simultaneously has asked the authorities concerned to plant water-tolerant varieties (of paddy) comparatively on higher places as Aman seeds were destroyed. Anwarul also said that the prime minister directed the authorities concerned for taking preparations in advance to face any possible long-term flood as forecasted by the metrological department.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 10, 2020 13:52 UTC