Honey with sting!
The neglect of the authorities is due to the usual bureaucratic indifference, and the propensity of the cosmetic politicians to seek glamorous projects.
The middle class cannot buy honey regularly as it is too costly (around Tk 200 per kg). What is more ironical is that the upper class buy mostly imported honey, due to poor image problem of the local product (adulteration), as I was told by the shopkeepers. Bengal black goat and dairy and poultry farms are patronised by the VIPs before the TV camera why not add some honey?
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The local retail price can be reduced; plus incentives offered for institutional assistance, technical and financial; finally opening up the export possibility.
The government may review policy guidelines as to which small and cottage industries need to be transferred to the formal sector for planned development and growth. The budget session is due soon, but the planned inputs to the finance ministry leaves much to be desired.