The National Fisheries Week will begin across the country on Tuesday aiming at conserving and developing the country's fishery resources and creating awareness among the masses to boost fish production.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to officially inaugurate the week by releasing fries at a lake of Ganabhaban on July 22, the second day of the fisheries week.
The slogan of this year’s fisheries week is “Machh Utpadon Briddhi Kori, Sukhi Sombriddho Desh Gori”, according to a Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock statement.
The ministry has chalked out different programmes at central and district-upazila level. District, hill district and upazila committees have been formed to implement the field level programmes.
On the first day of the central programme, important street islands of Dhaka city will be decorated with banners and festoons.
The fisheries week will end July 27.
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