Fertiliser stocks sufficient, no need to worry about shortage rumours: Dulu

Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Asadul Habib Dulu has urged all to remain vigilant against those who create panic by spreading rumours of an artificial fertiliser crisis.

“The country has adequate stocks of fertiliser to meet farmers' needs. So, there is no need to worry about rumours of fertiliser shortages,” he said.
 
Addressing a review meeting on fertilizer distribution and management at Lalmonirhat Circuit House yesterday, he said legal action would taken against any malpractice, including hoarding and black-marketing, as well as negligence in discharging duty by government officials during the fertiliser season.

Earlier, the government formed a three-member committee to review activities related to the recruitment of fertiliser dealers and the extraction, distribution and sale of fertiliser, and to provide necessary advice and assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Disaster Management and Relief Minister has been made a member of the committee, according to a notification issued earlier by the Cabinet Division.

Lalmonirhat District Council Administrator AKM Mominul Haque also addressed the meeting with Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner Md Rashedul Hoque Prodhan in the chair.

Officials from the district administration, police and agriculture department as well as fertiliser traders and dealers from the district attended the meeting, among others.