New bill placed at JS to boost wheat, maize production
A bill titled "Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute Bill, 2017" was placed in parliament aiming to increase the production of wheat and maize through research.
Placed by Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, the bill was sent to the concerned parliamentary standing committee for scrutiny. The committee will report back to the House within fifteen days.
The bill has proposed to set up a centre with modern facilities, farm and infrastructure for carrying out advance research on the crops.
With passage of the proposed law, the government will establish the office and research institute at Nasipur of Dinajpur.
Under the law, the existing wheat and maize research centres under Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute will be handed over to the newly established research institute, said the bill.
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