Fishing in Kaptai Lake banned from today
Rangamati district administration has imposed a ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake for three months from today.
A letter was issued yesterday, instructing Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) to strictly enforce the ban.
The ban is enforced to facilitate breeding of fish fries in the lake during the period, BFDC sources said.
A total of 2508 fishermen who depend on the lake for their livelihood have been brought under VGF (Vulnerable Group Feeding) Programme for three months from May 10 to August 10.
During the period, each of them will get 30kg of rice a month under the VGF programme, sources in the district administration said.
The district administration has also banned fishing in front of BFDC landing Ghat, DC Bungalow, UNO office at Longudu and in Parjatan areas for an indefinite period.
Though the authorities impose a ban on fishing in the lake every year, a section of fishermen with connivance of some dishonest fisheries officials catch fish in the lake defying the ban, sources alleged.
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