Ministers and members of parliament of the previous government relentlessly blamed “syndicates” for increasing the prices of chicken, eggs and other foods.

Exploitation by big companies increasingly cornering marginal farmers

First, a gang smuggles solid wastes of leather (leftovers after cutting and trimming) from the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate.  Then it sells them to poultry and fish feed producing factories around  the country.

The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has ordered all its offices across the country to strictly monitor the quality of poultry and animal feed.