PM urges youths to take up fish processing

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the youths to set up export-oriented fish processing industries to help boost the country’s foreign exchange earnings.

“We can process the fish or we can produce various types of products from fish and export those,” she said while launching the National Fisheries Week 2022.

The premier hoped that the new generation will come forward further to set up such industries that will create employment opportunities for the jobless.

This year’s July 23-29 Fisheries Week began with the theme ‘Nirapad Machhea Varbo Desh, Bangabandhur Bangladesh (The country will be filled with safe fish, Bangabandhu’s Bangladesh)’.

The programme was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, joined virtually by the PM from her official residence Ganabhaban.

Hasina said that fish processing industries will also contribute to meet the domestic demands.

“I believe that by this way we will be able to advance our country further,” she said.

She urged all to remain alert against catching shrimp fry by net along coastal areas, including Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata, as this destroys many other varieties of fish fries.

The prime minister put emphasis on utIlising Haor areas of the country for fish production.