Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter spoke today Mithamoin, Itna and Astogram upazilas in Kishoreganj. Photo : BSS

KISHOREGANJ, Aug 31, 2025(BSS) - Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today stressed on giving lease of all water bodies to the genuine fishermen rather than others.

“Only the fishermen will get a lease of the water bodies, others are not,” she said while exchanging views with the registered fishermen of Mithamoin, Itna and Astogram upazilas of the district here.

In this connection, the adviser revealed that more culverts would have to be constructed on ‘all weather roads’ for increasing reproduction of fish in haor areas and ensuing smooth breeding flow of water.

“All natural changes are not the creation of nature, some are also manmade,” he said adding, “Without the help of the fishermen, only the police and other officials couldn’t stop the use of illegal current net in the country”.

With Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Kishoreganj Mejabe Rahmot in the chair, the view exchange meeting was addressed, among others, by Director General of the Fisheries Department Dr Muhammad Abdur Rouf, Assistant Police Super (ASP) Subir Kumar Saha and Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Khan Mohammad Abdullah Mamun.

Over 100 fishermen and cross section of people were also present on the occasion.