Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku today (Tuesday) said the government has planned to increase exportable egg production, as the country marked a positive development by successfully exporting hatching eggs to Nigeria for the first time this year.

To this end, the state minister urged all concerned to work together to produce high-quality eggs, reduce production costs in the poultry sector and enhance farmers' capacity, BSS reports.

He came up with the plan at a discussion marking the World Egg Day at the conference room of the Cotton Development Board in the capital. This year's theme was "The Protein That Powers and Protects."

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