Bangladesh forms committee to tackle safe food and product standard challenges

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has mandated the creation of a high-level, three-member committee to address critical issues within agencies responsible for food safety, product standards, and anti-adulteration efforts. The committee is tasked with identifying immediate and long-term challenges and proposing solutions within a one-month timeframe.

The committee comprises Public Administration Adviser Ismail Jabiullah, State Minister for Public Administration Abdul Bari, and Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani. Its formation follows a meeting where enforcement officials highlighted significant obstacles. These include a need for more district-level manpower, improved laboratory facilities, modern field equipment, and enhanced powers for mobile courts. Officials also raised concerns about security risks encountered when confronting syndicates and influential groups involved in adulteration.

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There will be problems. Even then, we have to move forward through those problems. We cannot sit idle. Many countries in the world were once less developed than us, but today they have gone far ahead. We also have to move forward. If everyone works sincerely together, it is certainly possible. For the interest of the country, everyone has to be more responsible and aware.

Prime Minister Rahman assured the officials that prompt action would be taken to resolve these issues. He stressed the importance of moving forward despite challenges, drawing parallels with countries that have achieved significant development. "If everyone works sincerely together, it is certainly possible. For the country's interest, everyone has to be more responsible and aware," he stated. The prime minister also lamented the pollution of waterways by waste, noting that "educated people in society" are often responsible and urging citizens to demonstrate goodwill and responsibility for national change.

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Many of our lakes are becoming full of waste. It is sad but true that these wastes are being thrown by educated people in society. Those who are supposed to be aware are often not aware themselves. To change the country, government steps alone are not enough. Citizens also need goodwill and responsibility. Everyone has to become aware and come forward.