Bangladesh, May 19 -- Bangladesh Fishing Boat Owners Association (BFBOA) has demanded withdrawal of a 65-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal.
The demand came at a human chain formed by BFBOA and their employed fishermen in front of the National Press Club in the city on Saturday.
Every year the government imposes a 65-day ban from May 20 on fishing by commercial trawlers and boats in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Bay of Bengal aiming to conserve and boost the country's marine fish stocks, according to Department of Fisheries.
After the human chain programme, Federation of Bangladesh Fishermen Unity president Rabindranath Barman at a press conference said it is a good initiative that the government aims to conserve the marine ...