No specific data available on country s land or water portions: Land minister
Bangladeshi farmers harvest rice in a field in Manikganj on the outskirts of Dhaka on August 27, 2018. Photo: AFP UNB, Dhaka UNB, Dhaka
There is no specific data on the size of land and water portions in Bangladesh, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury told the Parliament today. No specific information was found regarding the size of water and land parts of the country from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics or any other government organisations, he said responding to a tabled question from ruling party MP M Abdul Latif.
He said that for the welfare of the people of the country, the land ministry and other related ministries are working round the clock for preserving land or arable land, forests and waterbodies.