In Bangladesh, the Cotton Development Board (CDB) organised a seminar on ‘Cotton: The Fabric of Our Lives’ to celebrate World Cotton Day 2021. The event was chaired by the Dr. Alhaz Uddin Ahammed, Executive Director of CDB.
The Additional Secretary Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) was present as the Chief Guest and the Joint Secretary of MOA was present as the Special Guest. Many stakeholder viz. DAE, SRDI, BARC, USDA, BJRI, Zinners Association, Spinning Mills, Seed Company, Cotton Connect’s representative are participated in the seminer.
We also organised a rally to celebrate World Cotton Day 2021.
In Bangladesh, 13 zones , 5 Research centre and 4 region of CDB was celebrated World Cotton Day 2021.
Cotton Development Board (CDB) was established under the Ministry of Agriculture in 1972 to promote extension and research of cotton production in Bangladesh.