State Minister Aminul Haque in Cumilla: Biogas Will Help Tackle Energy Crisis, Expansion to Every Upazila Within a Month

Youth and Sports State Minister Aminul Haque has said biogas will play an important role in tackling the country's current energy crisis. The government has adopted a long-term plan to use the potential of this sector, he said.

He also said an initiative will be taken within the next one month to expand biogas activities to every upazila of the country.

He made the remarks on Friday (13 November) at noon as chief guest at the inauguration of a biogas plant visit, loan cheque distribution and motivational training programme at Banashua in Amratoli Union of Cumilla Adarsha Sadar upazila. The Department of Youth Development organised the programme.

The state minister said the current government is giving the highest importance to ensuring youth employment and self-reliance. Young people who take training through the Department of Youth Development will become self-reliant themselves and make their families self-reliant. Through that, Bangladesh will become self-reliant, he said.

He also said a sports environment must be created to keep the young generation away from drugs, various crimes and social degradation. For that, an initiative will be taken to build playgrounds suitable for the next generation, he said.

Chaired by Adarsha Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sajeb Talukder, the programme's special guests included Cumilla-6 MP Monirul Haque Chowdhury, Cumilla-5 MP Jasim Uddin, Cumilla Development Authority chairman Udbatul Bari Abu, South District BNP general secretary Ashikur Rahman Mahmud Wasim and Department of Youth Development project director AKM Mohibul Islam, among others.

After the programme, loan cheques were distributed to rural entrepreneurs for the construction and expansion of biogas plants.