Why Biotechnology is important for Bangladesh?

Bangladesh is a developing country. Our economy depends on agriculture. We have enough land. Our soil composition and climate is suitable for production of various crops or other important plants.

Otherwise biotechnology is highly multidisciplinary and has its foundations in many fields including agriculture.  So we have a great scope to use this technology.

Now, Biotechnology is a modern science and modern sophisticated technique though out the world. Undoubtedly, the modern biotechnology is expected to solve many problems arising at the global level. The 21^st century will no doubt experience a tremendous development. Also in 21^st century growth and economy of a country will certainly depend on operation of biotechnology. A revolution may occur in some of areas like medical and health care, agriculture, industry and environment.

Many developing countries like India use their scientists and technologist for developing their country through biotechnology and they take this issue as a national strategy. From long since the country like U.S.A, France, Germany and Japan have taken this issue seriously and these developed countries produce modified crops, medicine, vaccine, GM food and marketing these products. For example they supplied generation controlled MG seeds of high yielding crops.

Farmers use these seeds and they also give up our native species. For this reason extinct our native species. In this situation we may fall into a trap, if they do not supply their seeds at any time.

To overcome such type of problem we need to create our own technology and skilled manpower.

1. We can use-DNA technology to produce GM crops, Resistance variety, Bio-fertilizer etc. So, we need biotechnology.
2. Through Somatic hybridization we can develop combined crops like Pomato (Potato + Tomato).
3. We should use DNA fingerprinting for detection of criminals and some other purposes.
4. To develop Human diagnostics and therapeutic drugs, Gene therapy, vaccine production we need biotechnology.
5. We need biotechnology to save our endangered jute, sugarcane and some other plants and animal.
6. We need biotechnology to better management of waste and re-use them.
7. We can solve our fuel problem by the production of bio-fuel through biotechnology.

The twenty first century will be the age of Biochemistry, more particularly, the age of biotechnology and under a new era man’s quest for better and healthy living, luxury and knowing the unknown. To achieve this interdisciplinary inter-organizational and international cooperation is very much to be solicited.

In conclusion, we can say that, for better development of our country we should apply Biotechnology in every sector like medical and health care, agriculture, industrial and environmental issue.