PM asks all concerned to become more active in securing GI status for BD products

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed all authorities concerned to become more active in obtaining Geographical Indicator (GI) recognition for various Bangladeshi products.

She issued this directive during an unscheduled discussion at a cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office on Sunday, local media reported.

Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain briefed the media on the meeting's decisions and directives, including those related to GIs, at the Secretariat later in the afternoon.

The Prime Minister also directed that any disputes over GI recognition should be promptly referred to international agencies, added the cabinet secretary.

Bangladesh recently secured GI certificates for three products: Tangail sarees, Narsingdi's Sagar bananas, and Gopalganj's rosogolla.

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun and Secretary Zakia Sultana presented the certificates to the Prime Minister at the beginning of Sunday’s cabinet meeting.