Crude salt bought from coastal producers in Cox’s Bazar for Tk 8.66 per kilogramme being processed to be labelled as “iodised” for sale at Tk 14.8 per kilogramme. The photo was taken from Kathpatti Road in Jhalakathi yesterday. Photo: Titu Das
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Crude salt bought from coastal producers in Cox’s Bazar for Tk 8.66 per kilogramme being processed to be labelled as “iodised” for sale at Tk 14.8 per kilogramme. The photo was taken from Kathpatti Road in Jhalakathi yesterday. Photo: Titu Das
The government has framed a fresh policy to increase domestic salt production through the use of modern and environmentally-friendly technologies and gradually end imports by 2026 when overall demand is projected to reach 25.30 lakh tonnes.
Including 8.76 lakh tonnes of the edible variety, the total demand for salt in fiscal year 2021-22 is estimated to have been 19.38 lakh tonnes, according to National Salt Policy 2022 issued by the industries ministry.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. The policy intends to train salt producers and ensure easy loans to increase domestic production of the chemical sodium chloride, an important item for human and animal health.
The latest policy replaces a previous one framed in 2016, which also had a number of objectives.
But HM Shahid Ullah, president of Bangladesh Salt Farmers’ Association, said the old policy has not been implemented fully. “…it was not effective,” he said, adding that…
