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Jatka conservation week to begin April 1

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Published: 19:08, 30 March 2023  
Jatka conservation week to begin April 1

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said the National 'Jatka Conservation Week-2023' will be observed from April 1 to April 7.

The minister said this while addressing a press conference at the Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council auditorium in the capital on Thursday (March 30).

He said that mobile courts will conduct drives to stop illegal fishing during that time.

SM Rezaul Karim also said the theme of this year's Jatka Conservation Week is 'If Jatka is conserved, Hilsa production will increase'. The Jatka Conservation Week will be officially inaugurated at Hularhat Secondary School in Pirojpur on April 1.

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