Fishing in Kaptai Lake to start from midnight on August 2
Pinky Akhtar, Rangamati
A meeting was held regarding the lifting of the ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake on Monday.
Rangamati Deputy Commissioner Md. Habib Ullah Maruf presided over the meeting at 12 noon in the Deputy Commissioner's conference room.
It was decided in the meeting that fishing will start from 12 midnight on August 2. Landing will start from 6 am on August 3. Landing will be from 6 am to 6 pm every day.
District Fisheries Officer Adhir Chandra Das, Rangamati Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rifat Asma, Additional Superintendent of Police (Prosecution) Md. Azharul Islam Mukul, PPM, Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Deputy Manager Md. Masud Alam, District BFDC Marketing Officer Md. Ayub Afnan and district fish traders were present in the meeting.
It is mentioned that, in the interest of proper reproduction, growth, stocking of fish resources in Kaptai Lake and maintaining the balance of the lake, a three-month ban on fishing was imposed from May 1 to July 31, like every year.
