The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, bn, মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Maṯsya ō prāṇisampada mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the

People's Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

whose role is ensuring the sustainable utilisation of

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and

livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animals ...

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is the minister of this ministry. Dhirendra D. Shambhu, Mahabubul Alam Hanif and

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among others are members of the parliamentary standing committee on 11th National Parliament.

Directorates

* Department of Livestock * Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute * Department of Fisheries * Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) * Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation * Marine Fisheries Academy

References

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