Bagerhat Correspondent :
Under the auspices of Bagerhat District Fisheries Department the observance of the National Fisheries Week started in Bagerhat on Thursday as else where of the country in a befitting manner. On the occasion a colourful rally that started from the local Swadhinata Udyan in the morning paraded the main roads of the district town. It was led by Al-haj Adv. Mir Shawkat Ali Badsha, MP of Bagerhat Constituency-2 and the President of the Parliamentary Permanent Committee of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock affair. After the end of the rally a discussion meeting was held in the local Sanskritik Auditorium with Tapan Kumar Biswas, DC, Bagerhat in the chair. The discussion meeting was addressed by the Local MP Al-haj Adv. Mir Shawkat Ali Badsha as the chief guest and Pankaj Chndra Roy as the special guest. The meeting was also addressed among others by Kamal Ahmed, Principal Scientific Officer of Bagerhat Shrim Research Instate, Md. Zia Haidar, district Fishery Officer, Bagerhat and leaders of the fishermen community. After the end of the meeting fries of the different spices of local fish like Ruhit, Katla etc. were released in the pond of DC’s bungalow.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: Experts at a post-rally discussion here on Friday underscored the need for boosting fish farming through the best uses of existing natural resources for reduction of protein deficiency and poverty.
They viewed that all the government and non-government organisations concerned and farmers should come forward and work together for attaining the cherished goal.
Department of Fisheries (DoF) and District Administration jointly organised the discussion in Shilpakala Academy auditorium marking the National Fisheries Week-2018.
In his address of welcome, District Fisheries Officer Shamsul Alam Shah narrated the district level fisheries extension and development activities with highlighting the potentials of the sector.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Nur-Ur-Rahman and Superintendent of Police Md Shahidullah addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Deputy Commissioner SM Abdul Kader in the chair.
Divisional Deputy Director of DoF Rezaul Islam, Senior Assistant Director Jahangir Alam, Farm Manager Abdul Khaleque, Assistant Director Shirin Shila and Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer Abul Kalam Azad also spoke.
Referring to the immense prospect of the fisheries sector, Nur-Ur-Rahman said fish production could easily be increased to a great extent if the natural resources were utilized properly.
He recommended inspiring the farmers, providing them with latest scientific technologies and educating them in producing quality fish fries to boost production.
Taking part in the discussion, some of the fishermen stressed the need for mitigating all the existing problems being faced by the fish farmers to attain the cherished goal.
Earlier, a colorful rally was brought out from Chandipur Crossing and parading the main thoroughfares before converged into the meeting venue. Later, the chief and special guests released fish fingerlings in DC’s Banglow’s pond.
Under the auspices of Bagerhat District Fisheries Department the observance of the National Fisheries Week started in Bagerhat on Thursday as else where of the country in a befitting manner. On the occasion a colourful rally that started from the local Swadhinata Udyan in the morning paraded the main roads of the district town. It was led by Al-haj Adv. Mir Shawkat Ali Badsha, MP of Bagerhat Constituency-2 and the President of the Parliamentary Permanent Committee of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock affair. After the end of the rally a discussion meeting was held in the local Sanskritik Auditorium with Tapan Kumar Biswas, DC, Bagerhat in the chair. The discussion meeting was addressed by the Local MP Al-haj Adv. Mir Shawkat Ali Badsha as the chief guest and Pankaj Chndra Roy as the special guest. The meeting was also addressed among others by Kamal Ahmed, Principal Scientific Officer of Bagerhat Shrim Research Instate, Md. Zia Haidar, district Fishery Officer, Bagerhat and leaders of the fishermen community. After the end of the meeting fries of the different spices of local fish like Ruhit, Katla etc. were released in the pond of DC’s bungalow.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: Experts at a post-rally discussion here on Friday underscored the need for boosting fish farming through the best uses of existing natural resources for reduction of protein deficiency and poverty.
They viewed that all the government and non-government organisations concerned and farmers should come forward and work together for attaining the cherished goal.
Department of Fisheries (DoF) and District Administration jointly organised the discussion in Shilpakala Academy auditorium marking the National Fisheries Week-2018.
In his address of welcome, District Fisheries Officer Shamsul Alam Shah narrated the district level fisheries extension and development activities with highlighting the potentials of the sector.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Nur-Ur-Rahman and Superintendent of Police Md Shahidullah addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Deputy Commissioner SM Abdul Kader in the chair.
Divisional Deputy Director of DoF Rezaul Islam, Senior Assistant Director Jahangir Alam, Farm Manager Abdul Khaleque, Assistant Director Shirin Shila and Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer Abul Kalam Azad also spoke.
Referring to the immense prospect of the fisheries sector, Nur-Ur-Rahman said fish production could easily be increased to a great extent if the natural resources were utilized properly.
He recommended inspiring the farmers, providing them with latest scientific technologies and educating them in producing quality fish fries to boost production.
Taking part in the discussion, some of the fishermen stressed the need for mitigating all the existing problems being faced by the fish farmers to attain the cherished goal.
Earlier, a colorful rally was brought out from Chandipur Crossing and parading the main thoroughfares before converged into the meeting venue. Later, the chief and special guests released fish fingerlings in DC’s Banglow’s pond.
