Bangladesh, Nov. 4 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has said that while the agriculture sector receives electricity at subsidized rates, the fisheries and poultry sectors are still being charged at industrial rates. She noted that reducing electricity costs in these sectors would require an annual subsidy of approximately Tk 400 crore. Given the broader interests of boosting production and ensuring food security, a subsidy on electricity for fisheries and poultry is essential.
She made these remarks as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of "CAB Youth Parliament 2025" organized by the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) at the Mujafar Chowdhury Auditorium of Dhaka University, where students from various universiti...