6 species of animal become extinct a year

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has taken integrated programmes to protect the rare species of mammals those are threatened to be extinct.

Fao to make its move successful has been collecting country papers from 150 countries containing vivid information of their animal resources to initiate massive programme to protect the quality and development of them.

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These were said at a daylong workshop on "Strategic positron of the country's present stock of animal resources" organised to finalise the Bangladesh country paper on animal resources.

Held at the Cirdap auditorium, the workshop was presided over by Director General of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute Dr Qazi Imdadul Haq.

Livestock and Fisheries Secretary Iqbal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury attended the function as the chief guest while the written speech of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdullah Al Noman was readout in the inaugural session.

National Advisory Council Convenor and Joint Secretary Nasimul Gani, Fao Regional Director Dr Haunch Wagner, Director General of Fishery and Livestock Dr Salahuddin Mahmud, Member Director (Crop) of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzak and private entrepreneur Hashibur Rahman took part in the discussion.

Iqbal Uddin Ahmed praised the role of Fao in preserving species of animals across the world. Bangladesh having rich bio-diversity is blessed with many species of animals and livestock, he said.

He said many valuable species of mammals have already been lost while few others were on the verge of extinction.

He called upon the scientists, researchers, teachers and private entrepreneurs to remain alert long with the government initiatives to protect the country's precious animal resources.