PM seeks native, overseas investments in extracting marine assets – Bd24live

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at this time referred to as for overseas and native funding in extracting marine assets within the huge sea areas.

“We’ll make the blue economic system stronger by making certain multifaceted use of the ocean assets. So, I name upon the native and overseas buyers to put money into Bangladesh as we will extract extra marine assets,” she stated.

The premier stated this whereas inaugurating Bangladesh Worldwide Aquaculture and Seafood Present-2024 on the Bangabandhu Worldwide Convention Centre (BICC) right here.

She additionally requested all involved to take efficient measures to keep up due commonplace in assortment, distribution and processing of the fishes to extend its export, because the fish would be the Bangladesh’s second largest overseas foreign money incomes sector.

The prime minister stated her authorities has finished just a little in accumulating fishes and different sea assets in deep sea because the native buyers didn’t present curiosity to this finish.

“So, we want overseas funding on this connection. That is the truth,” she stated.

She opined that the native and overseas buyers can put money into joint collaboration or individually within the sector.

Sheikh Hasina stated her authorities has achieved an enormous sea space by means of authorized battle with neighbouring India and Myanmar following the footsteps of the Father of the Nation.

“We have now enormous sea assets. So, we have now to present due consideration because the huge marine assets can contribute correctly to our economic system,” she stated.

The premier stated her authorities has connected priorities on extracting mineral assets that embody fuel and oil alongside fish from the deep sea.

She stated it’s vital to extend the manufacturing of seafood together with fish, seaweeds, snail and oysters because the demand of seafood and aquaculture is rising day-to-day throughout the globe.

“If we will keep international commonplace in accumulating and processing the seafood, we will export these extra,” she stated.

Mentioning that fishes are the most secure sources of protein and individuals are leaning to fishes, she stated her authorities has set a goal to provide 85 lakh metric tonnes of fishes by 2041.

The prime minister referred to as upon the youth folks each female and male to pay extra consideration to fish manufacturing as Bangladesh has many rivers, khals, beels and huge sea areas.

“We would like our younger era will additional are available in manufacturing, assortment and processing of the fishes,” she stated.

The prime minister stated researches are happening to incorporate native species of fish alongside Hilsha and lobster within the export basket.

She, nevertheless, harassed the necessity for sustaining international commonplace in manufacturing, assortment and export of fishes.

To assist flourishing the fisheries, she stated her authorities has given Taka 40 crore individually for the fish merchants.

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdur Rahman, MP, the ministry’s Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman, SM Rezaul Karim, Managing Director of Germany based mostly Planquadrat, Martin Geskes and President of Bangladesh Frozen Meals Exporters Affiliation, Kazi Belayet Hossain, spoke on the perform.

Fisheries and Livestock Secretary Syed Mahmud Belal Haider gave the handle of welcome.

An audio-visual presentation on the general growth of the fisheries and livestock was screened.