The government has formed a new cabinet committee to support the Ministry of Agriculture in fertilizer-related activities nationwide. Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain has been appointed convenor of the committee. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Tuesday announcing the decision.

The committee will monitor fertilizer lifting, distribution and the appointment of fertilizer dealers across the country. It will also provide the Ministry of Agriculture with necessary advice on these matters. The Ministry of Agriculture will provide secretarial support to the committee.

Other members of the committee are Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu and State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam. The notification, signed by Cabinet Division Additional Secretary for Committees and Economic Affairs Md Humayun Kabir on behalf of the President, said the order establishing the committee would take effect immediately.