Chandpur, Oct. 14 -- Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid has urged fishermen to refrain from catching mother hilsa during the breeding season to boost production and protect the country's fisheries resources.

"Promise me keeping your hand on your chest that you will not catch any hilsa," he said while addressing a food assistance distribution and public awareness programme for fishermen at Paschim Dasadi Boro Khan Bari ground in Chandpur Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.

The programme was organised by the District Fisheries Office in Chandpur under the government's Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme.

The minister said protecting hilsa during the breeding season would help increase future production while ensuring...