Dhaka, June 20 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Thursday stressed the importance of protecting Hilsha fish terming the fish as a 'national pride of the country'.
"It is our national duty to protect Hilsha fish as Hilsha has given us a special status across the world," she said while addressing a workshop titled 'Jatka and Hilsha protection implementation 2024-'25 its evaluation and future responsibilities' as the chief guest.
Department of Fisheries (DoF) organized the programme at CIRDAP auditorium in the city.The protection of the national fish is not only the duty of the ministry of fisheries and livestock alone rather the chief Adviser's office has a responsibility to this end, she said.
Expressing people's concern...