Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged all to come forward to protecting nature aiming to conserve the country’s fisheries resources.
“Let’s learn to show honour to the nature; let’s learn to be kind of nature,” he told the inaugural session of the National Fisheries Week-2025 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre here.
Speaking as the chief guest, Prof Yunus said the fish is a gift of nature and it is a gift of Almighty Allah.
He mentioned that people have been indiscriminately destroying the nature, the habitat of fish, and that is why they have to think of being kind of nature aiming to conserve fish species.
The chief adviser said wastes are being dumped into water-bodies indiscriminately and people do not pay heed to the consequences of the waste disposal as those are, in return, coming to them as poison.
Noting that there is an immense potential of the country’s fisheries sector and there remains concern too, he said if they show modesty to the nature, they will be able to enjoy the nature’s gift – fish.
“We love to eat fish. Fish is our favourite food. But, we do not think about those who are involved in producing fish,” Prof Yunus said.
He stressed bringing the actual fishers under coverage of the social safety net programmes to protect them from financial hardship.
About the marine potential, the chief adviser said the sea is waiting for Bangladesh but it still remains untapped.বিস্তারিত