Dhaka, March 15 -- The country's poultry sector, a Tk 500 billion industry, is staring at a massive collapse as some 5.0 to 6.0 million jobs are now at risk due to "unrestrained corporate monopoly" and "syndicate-driven market volatility".

At a press conference held on Saturday at the Shofiqul Kabir Auditorium of the Dhaka Reporters' Unity, leaders of the Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA) warned that while consumers are paying high prices, marginal farmers are being pushed out of business by a cyclical syndicate of large corporate groups and dishonest middlemen.

To protect marginal poultry farmers and ensure stability in the sector, the BPA has placed a six-point demand.

The demands include issuing farmer cards for marginal farmers;...