C T Online Desk: Sarwar Ship Jewel Mymensingh : Keeping in mind the theme ‘Build a sanctuary, fill the country with native fish’, the National Fisheries Week-2025 (August 18-24) was inaugurated in Mymensingh on Monday (August 18) with various events. On the occasion of Fisheries Week, fish were released in the pond adjacent to the Deputy Commissioner’s office this morning. Later, a colorful rally was held from the Deputy Commissioner’s office to the Zilla Parishad auditorium.
After the rally, a discussion meeting was held at the Zilla Parishad Auditorium in Mymensingh organized by the District Fisheries Department. The meeting was chaired by Mymensingh Deputy Commissioner Mufidul Alam and Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner Md. Mokhtar Ahmed spoke as the chief guest.
The Divisional Commissioner said, the metaphor of ‘Bengali with fish and rice’ is a common part of Bengali ethnicity. Fish has been the main ingredient in the diet of the people of this region since ancient times. Fish is one of the safest foods in terms of health. Fish fat is safe for the body. Farmed fish meets about 60% of the country’s fish demand.
It has been found that metal elements are found in fish food, which are very harmful to the human body. Such toxic elements should be excluded from the list of foods given to fish. He said that there are about two lakh fish farmers in Mymensingh division. The growth of fish farming and fish farmers in this division is very promising. Steps should be taken to export fish cultivated in Mymensingh to the country as well as abroad.
Not only around the Fisheries Week, there should be steps to protect fisheries resources throughout the year and work should be done to create more sanctuaries for fish. District Fisheries Officer Mohammad Nazim Uddin delivered the welcome speech at the event and Special Guests included Deputy Superintendent of Police (promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police) Falguni Nandi and Director of Fisheries Department, Mymensingh, Nripendra Nath Biswas.
Among others, Mymensingh’s fish farmers, fish traders, shopkeepers, leaders of the anti-discrimination student movement, July fighters, martyred fathers, teachers and students, and journalists from print and electronic media were present at the event. At the end of the discussion meeting, awards were distributed among the fish farmers in various categories.
