Bhola, Feb. 24 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Monday emphasised the importance of protecting fish resources, saying that exporting fish can contribute to foreign currency earnings.

The adviser stressed that Bangladesh has gained international recognition for its fish, especially hilsa. "No other country produces hilsa like Bangladesh, and even if they do, the taste does not compare to ours," she said while visiting the Dakkhin Char Goalini Ideal Fishing Village in Monpura upazila of Bhola and holding a discussion with local fishermen.

Addressing the fishing community, she highlighted that expatriates play a significant role in strengthening the economy through remittances, and similarly, fishermen can contribute by ...