In Bangladesh, a two-month-long ban on all kinds of fishing including jatka (hilsa fry) in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary area will come into effect on March 1. The prohibition, enforced by <span style="color: #101828;">National Taskforce Committee on Hilsa Resources Development</span>, aims to preserve the aquatic ecosystem and boost hilsa production.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #333333;">A 70 km span of the sanctuary starts from Shatnal in Matlab Uttar upazila to Charbhairabi in Haimchar upazila. Meetings of the </span><span style="color: #101828;">National Taskforce Committee on Hilsa Resources Development</span><span style="color: #333333;"> have been held to ensure the smooth implementation of the government's programme, including awareness sessions with fishermen in villages along the Padma-Meghna.<br />''<br />''<br />''The ban will impact 43,000 registered fishermen in Chandpur district, who refrained from catching jatka for two months from March 1 to April 30. The Bangladesh Government will give them 40 kg of food aid per person, said Golam Mehedi Hasan, District Fisheries Officer, Chandpur.</span><br />