Cooperatives movement to be expanded
Says Nanak
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak yesterday said cooperatives movement would be expanded to every village across the country to accelerate rural development and lessen the rural-urban gap.
“Steps are underway to form at least one cooperative at every village,” Nanak said at the 40th board meeting of the Rural Development Academy (RDA) here.
Cooperatives Secretary Mihir Kanti Majumder, Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Abdul Mannan, Cooperatives Registrar Sagufta Ifquat, Director General of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) Mohammad Ataur Rahman, and Director General of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) Humayun Mallik were present.
Nanak said the proposed cooperatives would help rural folks gain expertise on economic and livelihood development that include poultry and livestock rearing, plantation, fisheries and vegetable cultivation.
The fate of Bangladesh would be changed provided the gap between rural and urban areas could be lessened, he added.