2-month fishing ban in Padma-Meghna to start 1 March
In a move to increase the production of the national fish, hilsa, the government has announced a two-month fishing ban in the Padma-Meghna rivers in Chandpur.
The ban from Saturday midnight (1 March), will be effective until 30 April, covering a 70km sanctuary area from Shatnal in Matlab North to Char Bhairavi in Haimchar upazila.
During this period, nearly 44,000 registered fishermen from the district will be prohibited from fishing for all types of fish in the affected area. The government hopes this initiative will help conserve hilsa fry (jatka) and ultimately boost hilsa production.
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District Fisheries Officer Golam Mehedi Hasan, said that local task forces in Chandpur and Haimchar will monitor and enforce the fishing ban. He also said that the government had allocated rice as food aid for the fishermen, with each fisherman receiving 40 kg of rice (VGF) for four months.
