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Fish fair gets momentum in city
DHAKA, July 22, 2018 (BSS) – People from all works of life are visiting
the five-day fish fair, which began in city’s Krishibid Institute Bangladesh
(KIB) on July 20 (Friday).
During a visit to the fair today, this correspondent found that many
people are visiting the fair to see various fish species and many are buying
fishes displayed at different stalls of the fair.
The Department of Fisheries (DoF) under the Ministry of Fisheries and
Livestock organised the ‘Fish Fair’, marking the National Fisheries Week.
A total of 24 stalls of government, non-government and online fish
marketing institutions are participating in the fair with various fish
projects.
Fresh and live fishes are being displayed at the fair.
“We are selling Koi and Rui fish at Tk 160 per kg…Shing and Pabda at Tk
350 and 600 per kg respectively,” said Hira-Mukta Multi Purpose Fish Project
Owner Md Hazrat Ali Sarker.
Different fish fries of shing, gulsha, tilapia, pabda, shol and fish feed
were also being sold at the fair, he added.
A KIB official said the fair will remain open for all from 10:00 am to
9:00 pm every day.
The National Fisheries Week began across the country on July 22 with a
view to creating awareness among people for producing more fish through
proper use of water-bodies and protecting indigenous fish species from
extinction.
The slogan for this year is ‘Bangabandhu’s country self-sufficient with
fish’.
BSS/ASG-SRH/MRI/ 1705 hrs