Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan, Gazipur: The Entomology Division of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has arranged a day-long trainers training workshop for the imams’ of different mosques titled ‘Insects and diseases management by using bio pesticides based technology in fruits and vegetables’ at the BARI Kazi Badrudduza Auditorium today Tuesday, A total 70 Imams’ of different mosques of Gazipur district were participated at the training workshop. The programme is arranged with the fund of ‘development and expansion of bio-rational based integrated pest management technologies of vegetables, fruits and betel leaf project’.

BARI Director (Support & Services) Md. Habibur Rahman Sheikh inaugurated the training workshop as chief guest while Chief Scientific Officer (C.C.) of Entomology Division Dr. Nirmal Kumar Dutta presided over the function. BARI Director (Research) Dr. Md. Miaruddin, Director (Planning & Evaluation) Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Director (Training & Communication) Dr. Muhammad Shamsul Alom, Director (Pulse Research Centre) and Project Director Dr. Debashish Sarker were present as special guest. Principal Scientific Officer of Entomology Division Dr. Md. Sultan Ahmed gave the welcome address while Senior Scientific Officer of Entomology Division Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman Sarker conducted the function.

In his speech as chief guest, BARI Director (Support & Services) Md. Habibur Rahman Sheikh said, Imams’ are the leader of our society. Peoples of our society try to abide by them. We no longer want to eat food mixed with pesticide poison. In our country, farmers often use excessive amount of pesticides in their crops. Excessive use of pesticides in crops can pose a threat to public health. So we don’t want to eat pesticide poison anymore. That’s why we need to use bio pesticides by which we can assure safety of our next generation and ourselves. And I think Imams’ are the right persons to spread this message among the people.