{"id":33048,"date":"2026-03-16T18:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=33048"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:02:58","slug":"food-self-sufficiency-will-be-achieved-following-shaheed-zias-path-minu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=33048","title":{"rendered":"Food self-sufficiency will be achieved following Shaheed Zia's path: Minu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu said the\u00a0nationwide canal excavation programme begun across the country today was\u00a0pioneered by Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"The government took the initiative to re-excavate rivers, canals and water\u00a0bodies aimed at improving irrigation, boosting agricultural production and\u00a0strengthening water management. We will dig our own soil to bring water. We\u00a0will cultivate that land and achieve food self-sufficiency,\" he said<br>\u00a0<br>The Land Minister made these remarks on Monday afternoon while inaugurating the Damdama\u00a0<br>canal excavation programme in Godagari upazila of the district.<br>\u00a0<br>The minister said, \"From 1972 to 1975, Bangladesh faced severe famine. There\u00a0was no food; people were destitute, with skeletal bodies. Yet the population\u00a0was around seven crore at that time.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"When Shaheed Zia came to power, he inspired the people. Through canal\u00a0excavation across the country, he transformed single-crop land into triple-crop land. In this way, by 1977-78, he had brought angladesh close to food\u00a0self-sufficiency,\" he added.<br>\u00a0<br>At the time, the minister also recalled his student days in Rajshahi when\u00a0Ziaur Rahman came to dig canals.<br>\u00a0<br>He commented that the canal excavation had inspired the people and brought\u00a0significant changes to the area.<br>\u00a0<br>During the inauguration of the canal excavation programme, District\u00a0Magistrate and Deputy ommissioner Afia Akhtar, Superintendent of Police\u00a0Mohammad Naimul Hasan, officials from various government departments and\u00a0local residents were present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu said the\u00a0nationwide canal excavation programme begun across the country today was\u00a0pioneered by Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. \"The government took the initiative to re-excavate rivers, canals and water\u00a0bodies aimed at improving irrigation, boosting agricultural production and\u00a0strengthening water management. We will dig our own soil to bring water. 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