Ashim Roy (Ashwini), Bandarban Correspondent:
Bir Bahadur Ushaising MP, President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, released fish fry in Bandarban Sadar Upazila Parishad pond.
National Fisheries Week has started in Bandarban with the motto “Bharbo Mache Moder Desh, Garbo Smart Bangladesh”. On the occasion of National Fisheries Week, on Wednesday 31 July, Bandarban Hill District Council and Directorate of Fisheries, Bandarban organized a colorful rally from the premises of the District Commissioner’s office, went around the main road of the city and ended at Sadar Upazila Parishad Auditorium. Bir Bahadur Ushaisingh MP, President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs released fish fry in the Sadar Upazila Parishad pond as the chief guest on the occasion of the day.
On the occasion of the day, a discussion meeting was held in the meeting room of Sadar Upazila Parishad organized by Hill District Council and District Fisheries Department. Under the chairmanship of Bandarban Hill Zilla Parishad Chairman Kishaihla, Sadar Upazila Executive Officer Umme Habiba Meera, Sadar Upazila Parishad Chairman Abdul Qudduch, Hill Zilla Parishad member Mozammel Haque Bahadur, District Fisheries Officer Agriculturist Abhijit Sheel, Senior Upazila Fisheries of Bandarban Sadar UpazilaOfficial Mohammad Mamunur Rahman along with senior officials from various government and private departments, media workers and fish farmers were present. The speakers gave speeches on various directions for the development of fisheries resources and called upon everyone to work together for the development of fisheries resources.