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BSS, Rangpur

The District Fisheries Department (DFD) released a huge quantity of fish fry under the post-flood pisciculture rehabilitation programme in two flood-hit water bodies here on Thursday, official sources said.

Acting District Fisheries Officer and Sadar Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Shameem Ara Nazu released the fish fry in Chikli Beel and Kukrul Beel under Kotwali thana as the chief guest in two simple ceremonies organised on the occasion.

Assistant Fisheries Officer Abdus Salam, Youth Development Supervisor of Sadar upazila Abu Bakar Siddique, President of district Fish farmers; Multipurpose Samobay Samity Lokman Hossain, its Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, local elite Reazul Hassan, Ekramul Haque, Nurul Islam, public representatives and the elite were present.

A total of 155 kg fish fry of different species were released in the water bodies.