Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Miss Farida Akhter today urged all concerned to work together for protecting the hilsa, a national resource of the country.
“All the stakeholders, including the fishermen should come forward for protecting the mother hilsa during the main breeding season”, she said while addressing a fishermen awareness programme on the occasion of “Mother Hilsa Conservation Campaign at Bholarkhal on the bank of river Meghna in Sadar upazila here this noon.
The event was co-organized by the Department of Fisheries (DoF) and the Bhola district administration.
The adviser instructed the law enforcement agencies to evict the fishermen, who typically come from outside to fish, because they have no authority to do so within Bangladesh’s water bodies.
Simultaneously, the fisheries adviser stated that in order to ensure the safety of the fishermen, the government will implement low-interest credit for them rather than giving them advance money in the form of “dadon” loans.
The counsel went on to say that individuals who break the Hilsa protection statute will face harsh consequences.
People in places where hilsas are available cannot continue to live in poverty, according to Farida Akhter, who mentioned hilsa as an asset of international calibre.
Fisheries and Livestock Secretary Sayeed Mahmud Belal, Director General (DG) of the Department of Fisheries (DoF) M Zillur Rahman, Coast Guard South Zone Commander Mohammad Shahin Mazid, Commander of Bhola Navy Contingent Abu Bakar Siddique, River Police SP Nazmul Hasan, and local fishermen community leaders were among those present at the meeting, which was chaired by Deputy Commissioner of Bhola Azad Jahan.
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