The production of fish has been dropped in the past few years due to lack of rainfall, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas said yesterday.
“This lack of production results unsatisfactory per capita income of the fishermen,” he said during a press conference on the eve of National Fish Week-2011 in the auditorium of the Department of Fisheries in the city.
The fish week, scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will begin today to encourage fish farmers.
The theme of this year’s fish week is Nirapad Machhe Vorbo Desh, Bodle Debo Bangladesh (Cultivate safe fish, change Bangladesh).
-With The Daily Star input
