Bangladesh’s Minister of Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture, Mohammad Aminur Rashid, has called for greater scientific involvement in research to enhance jatka (juvenile hilsa) production. Speaking on Wednesday at a workshop titled “Hilsa Research: Achievements, Jatka Conservation and Future Actions” held at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council auditorium, he emphasized the need for planned research to maximize jatka production and ensure proper hatching of hilsa eggs. He urged scientists to develop methods that increase production without compromising the fish’s natural taste and quality.
Addressing fishermen, the minister encouraged them to propose effective measures to stop jatka catching, noting that hilsa scarcity affects the entire country. State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku highlighted that Bangladesh produces 70–80 percent of the world’s hilsa and stressed the importance of protecting this national resource. He also mentioned that 40,000 fishing families have recently begun receiving food assistance, including rice, flour, oil, sugar, lentils, and potatoes, worth about six thousand taka per family.
Senior officials from the Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Fisheries, and Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University also attended the event, underscoring the government’s coordinated efforts to sustain hilsa production.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ০৮ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১৮: ৩০ মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ এবং কৃষি মন্ত্রী মোহাম্মদ আমিন উর রশিদ বলেছেন, জাটকা সংরক্ষণ ও উৎপাদন বৃদ্ধির জন্য বিজ্ঞানীদের আরও সক্রিয়ভাবে গবেষণায় যুক্ত হতে হবে। কীভাবে জাটকার উৎপাদন সর্বোচ্চ পর্যায়ে নেওয়া যায় এ
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