Below there are the programme for Friday 16/10/2009 in Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Farmgate, Dhaka:

09.00: Rally: Starts from DAE campus;

09.30: Guest takes their sits (BARC Auditorium);

09.55: Arrival of the Chief Guest;

10.00: Recitation from the Holly Quran;

10.05: Welcome address: Dr. Mr. Anwar Faruque, Director General, Seed Wing, Ministry of Agriculture;

10.10: Presentation of the Key Note Paper: Dr. M. Zainul Abedin, IRRI Bangladesh Representative;

10.30: Discussions by the selected Discussant;

10.50: Open discussion;

11.10: Speech by: Mr. Ad Spijkers, FAO Representative in Bangladesh;

11.15: Speech by: Mr. Abdul Latif Biswas MP, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock;

11.25: Speech by: Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque MP, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management;

11.35: Speech by: Begum Matia Chowdhury MP, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Agriculture;

11.55: Speech by: Mr. C Q K Mustaq Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture;

12.05: Inaugural and visit of the Information Fair by the Hon’ble Agriculture Minister (Krishibid Institution Campus, beside DAE Building);

12.20: Closing.

The Information Fair in Farm Gate Dhaka continued for three days (16 – 18 October) at the same premises.

The Opening of the above Information Fair in Dhaka from 12:00 hr and a village fair in Dhamrai Upazila (one hour trip from Dhaka) telecasted live by Channel i from 15:00 hr. Bdnew24.com would be hosting the event on the internet.

The Ministry of Agriculture and FAO initiated the release of a commemorative four-stamp series and a first-day cover on this occasion.