Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Khulna University (KU) Professor Dr Mahmood Hossain said we have to emphasize on safe and nutritious fish production and more research is needed in this regard from the university level.
"It's not necessary to increase the production of fish only but fish farmers should also be careful for its nutrition side by side safe fish production," he said.
He was speaking as the chief guest while releasing fish fries in the KU pond in front of Kabi (Poet) Jibananda Das Academic Building of Khulna University (KU) on Tuesday afternoon.
In accordance with the theme of 'NirapadMachheaVarboDesh, Gorbo Smart Bangladesh' (The country will be filled with safe fish, Build the Smart Bangladesh) various kinds of safe fish fries (pona) were released in the pond.
As part of the countrywide fish fries release programme, Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology (FMRT) Discipline of KU, and District Fisheries Office jointly organised the programme in various water reservoirs of KU.
"It's a great feeling to release fish in the pond. It has been proved once again that we are the Bangalis living on fish and rice. The need of our protein is being met through fish. For this reason, the fisheries sector has contributed a lot," the VC said while delivering a brief speech there.
Treasurer of KU Prof Amit Roy Chowdhury and acting registrar Prof Khan GolamQuddus, head of the FMRT Discipline Prof DrMdGolamSarwar and district fisheries officer Joydep Pal, among others, were present.
