A two-day international scientific conference will begin at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) on Saturday.

A total of 250 scientists, researchers and educationists from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and Bangladesh would participate in the event, said Prof Dr Gautam Buddha Das, vice-chancellor of CVASU, at a press conference yesterday.

The conference is titled, “Role of livestock and fisheries towards a sustainable food system for a middle-income country like Bangladesh”.