SME Times News Bureau | 06 May, 2010
Bangladesh imposed a ban on the import of poultry from India due to reported cases of bird flu in the country, an official said in Dhaka Wednesday.
"The revenue board in line with the direction of the ministry of commerce Tuesday issued a gazette notification imposing ban on import of eggs and chicks from India," National Board of Revenue official Syed A. Momen told Xinhua.
He said no import of Indian poultry and eggs is allowed from now on.
Bangladesh had recently reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the country.
The Bangladeshi veterinary authority reported these HPAI outbreaks starting between 9 March and 16 April to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
The outbreaks of HPAI range across the country from Rajshahi and Dhaka to Chittagong, mostly in commercial layer farms. The outbreaks involved a total of 141,726 birds. Of these, 10,605 died and 131,121 were destroyed.
