, Sept. 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday joined a meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture at the Bangladesh Secretariat to discuss the overall situation of the agriculture sector and various issues related to the ministry's ongoing activities.

The meeting began at the conference room of the ministry in the afternoon, said PM's Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.

The Prime Minister walked up the stairs instead of using the lift to reach the sixth floor of the Secretariat to attend the meeting.

The meeting is discussing the overall situation of the agriculture sector, the ministry's ongoing activities and other related issues, Roni said.

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