Poultry farmers in Bangladesh opposed their government’s latest decision to allow import of eggs on the ground that it would spread bird flu in the country.
“As India is facing a threat of severe avian influenza virus outbreak, imported Indian eggs could also spread the epidemic in the country,” Abdul Bareq Sarker, president of the Bangladesh’ organisation for poultry farmers’ rights, said.
The government earlier asked the domestic farm owners to reduce the price of eggs. It also warned of permitting egg import if the farmers do not cut the price of the major source of protein in Bangladesh.