Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (Wednesday) said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Maheshkhali Integrated Development Authority (MIDA) and Japan's renowned Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) will help conserve the ocean and protect marine fisheries.

He made the remarks after witnessing the signing ceremony of the MoU at the State Guest House Jamuna this afternoon, said the Chief Adviser's Press Wing, BSS reports.

Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud bin Harun, Executive Chairman of MIDA, and Professor Mitsutaku Makino, President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of SPF, signed the MoU on their respective sides to enhance cooperation in fisheries and marine affairs in support of a sustainabl...