13,347 fishermen get ID cards in Jamalpur
As many as 15,758 fishermen of seven upazilas, including seven municipalities in Jamalpur district, have been registered.
Most of them have already received identity cards (ID) while the rest will get ID cards soon, according to the officials of the Directorate of Fisheries.
After being registered by the authorities concerned, 13,347 fishermen of Jamalpur sadar, Islampur, Melandah, Madarganj and Dewanganj upazilas got ID cards, sources at District Fisheries Office (DFO) said.
The remaining 1179 registered fishermen in Baksiganj upazila and 1232 in Saishabari upazila are going to receive the ID cards within a short time, said Mohammad Munir Uddin, district fisheries officer.
The registered fishermen in the district would be allowed to catch fish in 43,819.03 hectares of water bodies in seven upazilas along with the municipalities. The area covered by rivers is 8,528.78 hectares, 3290.25 hectares by beels and 32,000 hectares by flood plains (plabon bhumi), said Abu Hanifa, assistant director of DFO.
Lawmaker Alhaj Rezaul Karim Hira of Jamalpur 5 constituency (Sadar upazila) inaugurated the ID card distribution among the fishermen of Sadar upazila at a programme organised by the upazila fisheries department recently.
The lawmaker in his speech said the fishermen who have been registered and have already got, or are going to get ID cards, would never be deprived of the right to catch fish in the water bodies.
“People, who are involved in fishing, do have legal rights to avail of the opportunities to earn their livelihood,” he added.
He called upon the card holders not to catch fish in the water bodies during breeding and rearing seasons (Baishakh to Srabon).
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