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Poultry sector incurs loss of Tk 3,858 cr due to bird flu

priyo.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:24:10 +0000

The country has incurred a Taka 3,858 crore as loss in the poultry sector due to spread of the H5N1 bird flu influenza from 2007 to 2008 while prices of poultry chicken and eggs were reduced by 30 percent.

Int. Poultry Show 2009

Rimon — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:09:06 +0000

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Dr. M.A. Shalek, general secretary of Worlds Poultry Science Association of Bangladesh briefs on about international poultry show 2009 in a seminar at national press club in Dhaka.

Backyard poultry now a thing of the past

priyo.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:49:26 +0000

Unscrupulous traders taking full advantage of it

Not so long ago, backyard poultry used to be a part of most city household.

It was a familiar practice in the urban and semi-urban areas around Dhaka. Many had their own little farms that supplied their daily demand of eggs.

Poultry units in peril

priyo.com — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:16:33 +0000

Bird flu causes Tk 4,500 cr loss

The country''s poultry industry has been hit hard by the deadly virus bird flu, incurring a loss of more than Tk 4,500 crore since Avian Influenza was detected first in the country in 2007. Thousands of chickens were culled since then, leaving the farm owners in uncertainty.(The News Today)

Chickens, eggs back on the menu

amazon707 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:18:12 +0000

After a few months break consumers in the city are again opting for chickens and eggs as the bird flu scare is diminishing fast.

Sellers at kitchen markets said their sale of poultry, both live and dressed, is slowly recovering.

PSI, import duty from poultry feed withdrawn

priyo.com — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:41:56 +0000

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted poultry feed ingredients from import duty and mandatory pre-shipment inspection (PSI) with a view to helping the bird-flu hit poultry industry to recover from huge financial losses.

The board has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) Sunday waiving all types of duty and mandatory PSI on import of poultry feed raw materials.