Govt bans fishing in Bay for 65 days

Staff Reporter Dhaka
Published: 15 April 2021, 06:15 PM
Govt bans fishing in Bay for 65 days
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The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has imposed a ban from May 20 to July 23 on fishing in the Bay of Bengal.

A press release signed by the ministry's public relations officer Md Iftekhar Hossain said this on Thursday.

The press release said the ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard for proper fish reproduction, production, sea fisheries maintenance and sustainable fish incurement.

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