State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has stressed that Bangladesh must increase dairy productivity while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions to make the livestock sector climate-resilient, profitable, and sustainable. Speaking as the chief guest at the ‘Annual Green Dairy Partnership Summit 2026’ held at the Lakeshore Grand Hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, November 12, 2026, he underscored the necessity of modern technology, scientific farm management, proper waste utilization, and upgraded cold-chain networks.
Read nextFive More Witnesses Testify in Graft Case Against Fugitive Former IGP Benazir AhmedUnder the theme ‘Bangladesh's Sustainable, Low-Carbon and Effective Dairy Sector Advancement’, the minister noted that the country currently produces approximately 157.53 lakh metric tons of milk annually against a national demand of 162.79 lakh tons. To bridge this deficit and empower the 15 lakh smallholder dairy farming families—particularly rural women and youth driving innovations in feed production and artificial insemination—the government is enforcing supportive policy frameworks, including the Bangladesh Dairy Development Board Act, 2023. The summit featured a welcome address by Danish Ambassador Christian Brix Møller and special remarks from Department of Livestock Services (DLS) Director General Md. Shahzaman Khan and Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) DG Dr. Shakila Faruk.
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