Jatka Conservation Week begins in Gaibandha Sadar

GAIBANDHA, Feb 25 (BSS): Jatka Conservation Week-2018 began in Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday with a call to ensure the sustainable production of national fish hilsha.

This year's theme of the week is "We will not catch jatka: fishermen remain alive, country smiles".

Marking the week, Sadar upazila administration and upazila fisheries office chalked out the elaborate programmes till March 2.

On Saturday, a grand rally led by whip of the Jatiya Sangshad and local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini was brought out from the upazila parishad premises and ended at the same venue after parading the main roads of the district town.

Later, a discussion meeting was also held at the auditorium of upazila parishad with UNO Rafiqul Islam in the chair.

Whip Mahabub Ara Begum Gini addressed the meeting as the chief guest and district fisheries officer (DFO) Abdud Dayan Dulu and organizing secretary of district Awami League Mridul Mostafi Jhantu were present as the special guests.

The whip said Hilsha fish had been playing remarkable role in enriching our national culture, poverty alleviation, foreign exchange earnings, and fulfilling the protein demand of the people since long.

She urged all to come forward with positive attitude to preserve the jatka for helping boost production of Hilsha fish in the rivers of the country.

The government had been implementing welfare, scientific and social safety net programmes to ensure sustainable production of the national fish, she added.