Shrimp fry

Around 50,000 people are involved in shrimp fry collection from the Meghna river in different upazilas of Lakshmipur. But, in the process of collecting fry, the hunters kill around 70-80 fries of other fish species. PHOTO: TBS
Environment

Shrimp fry collection goes on in Meghna damaging biodiversity

Findings of the study were presented at a programme held in the Cirdap auditorium in the capital on Sunday Photo: Oxfam GB/ Flickr
Bazaar

Shrimp fry collection in Meghna damages aquatic biodiversity worth Tk6,000cr