Staff Reporter:

Ducks were distributed among 164 beneficiaries of two remote unions-Mesra and Kawakola in Sirajganj district on Monday with the initiative of Sadar Upazila Livestock Department and Veterinary Hospital under their Integrated Livestock Development Project.

Each of the families was given 15 ducks with the aim to make them self-reliant.

Sadar Upazila Livestock Department and Veterinary Hospital organized the programme at the premises of Upazila Executive Officer’s office in the town.

Md Mamun Khan, Executive Officer of Sirajganj Sadar Upazila inaugurated the programme as chief guest.

Photo: TDS

In his speech, Mamun Khan said, “I believe that poor families living in the remote chars of the Jamuna River can become self-sufficient through duck farming. If these small number of ducks are taken care of, their number will increase in the future. They will open up avenues for income and survival. If they can be properly nurtured, the fate of the people of the chars will also change.”

Sadar Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Afifan Najmu, Sadar Upazila Livestock Officer Dr. Md. Amir Hamza, Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Miraj Hossain Mejba, Livestock Extension Officer Dr. Md. Rabiul Alam, Sadar Upazila Agriculture Officer Krishibid S.M. Nasim Hossain, Agricultural Extension Officer Md. Saidi Rahman, Social Service Officer of Upazila Social Service Office Md. Sohel Rana, Assistant Fisheries Officer of Sadar Upazila Senior Fisheries Department Md. Amjad Hossain among others were also present at the event.