Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- There was a lot of fish in the haor areas of Kishoreganj, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Sylhet and Brahmanbaria. Due to the lack of sanctuaries unplanned leasing of water bodies, indiscriminate killing of fish that lay eggs, and excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides on cropland, fish are now no Langer available in the haor as before various species of fish are no the verge of extinction.
The haor region, encompassing 429 haors water bodies and water lands across 25 upazilas in seventh northeastern districts includes 28000 government water bodies and 6300 beels, covering approximately 858460 hectares.
In Kishoreganj, Once upon a time, various species of delicious local fish were available in the river...