Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Minister for Agriculture Dr Md Abdus Shahid said on Saturday that the production of pulses in the country has increased 4-fold in the past 15 years, due to the agriculture-friendly policies of the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Moreover, the invention of some improved varieties and technologies by the country's scientists also contributed to the production, he said.

The minister revealed this information while addressing an international seminar organised by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) marking 'World Pulses Day' at Hotel Le Meridien in Dhaka Saturday afternoon.

He informed that nine lakh tonnes of pulses were produced in the country in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 while the...