The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry said it sold 421,000 kg fish through mobile stalls across the country on Saturday alone.
“The fish is worth Tk 77.3 million,” reports UNB citing a handout from the Ministry.
It said the initiative to sell goods received much appreciation from the beneficiaries.
According to the ministry, they took the initiative for selling milk, egg, fish and poultry goods produced by marginal farmers and entrepreneurs in a bid to help them amid the ongoing shutdown.
Between April 25 and May 1, mobile stalls sold milk, eggs and poultry chicken worth Tk 1.76 billion.
Earlier on April 22, the ministry directed the officials of Fisheries Department and Department of Livestock Services at district and upazila levels to materialise the project.
The government has so far reported 175 deaths and 8,790 coronavirus cases in Bangladesh.
As the number of new cases continues to rise, the government decided to extend the ongoing holiday till May 16.
