Fish exports on the increase (Asian Age)

Asian Age published an article on the fisheries sector in Bangladesh and how it is one of the most productive and dynamic industries which have a tremendous potentiality for future development in the agrarian economy. According to IFPRI, more than two million people out of the approximately eight million who moved out of the poverty trap during the last decade were directly facilitated by aquaculture. The southern region of the country, exported fish worth Tk762.46 crore in the last three months (July-September) of the current financial year.