<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to take positive steps about the geographical indication (GI) certificates for the country’s products.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>She made the directive while chairing the Cabinet meeting held at her office here in the city.</div><div><br></div><div>The issue of GI products came up for discussion in the meeting, said Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain at a press briefing in the Bangladesh Secretariat.</div><div><br></div><div>“The Prime Minister asked all to be active and take initiatives about (the GI certification) our products,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, Industry Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun handed over the GI certificates for Tangail saree, Narsingdi's Amrita Sagar Banana and Gopalganj's Rosogolla to the Prime Minister at the meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>In the meeting, the prime minister also unveiled the cover of a poetry book “Pitaroe Proticchobi” (Reflection of Father), composed by Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman.</div><div><br></div><div>The issue of GI certification has now come to the fore after the Indian government granted GI recognition to Tangail Saree, claiming that the products originated from West Bengal. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>