State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku announced that the government will take all necessary measures to protect the fish resources of the Haor region. Speaking on Friday afternoon at the inauguration of a fish fry release program at Uchipur playground in Madan upazila of Netrakona, he urged local residents to stop catching mother and juvenile fish and to remain patient as development initiatives are implemented.

Tuku stated that 16 tons of fish fry have already been released into the Haor and warned against destroying future resources for short-term profit. He assured that infrastructure development, including roads, will proceed gradually for the benefit of local people. Railways and Road Transport State Minister Habibur Rashid Habib, attending as a special guest, said that large-scale fish fry release will continue and that refraining from fishing for four months could significantly increase production and reduce local hardship.

The event was chaired by Madan Upazila BNP President Nurul Alam Talukdar and attended by officials from the Fisheries Department, the ministry, and local administration.