MAGURA,- Department of Fisheries has released 404 kgs of fish fries in the river of Nabaganga in the district aims at boosting the fish production.

Local lawmaker Advocate Saifuzzaman Shikhar formally released the fish fries at a function as the chief guest held in the river’s Satdoha Shoshan Ghat area in the morning with Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ashraful Alam in the chair.

District council chairman Pankaj Kundu, District Fisheries Officer Anwar Kabir, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension of the district Sushant Kumar Pramanik, Municipal Mayor Khurshid Haider Tutul, Chairman of Sadar Upazila Parishad Abu Nasir Bablu and Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Yasin Kabir, among others, were present on the occasion.

A total of 404kgs fish of different species including Rui, Katla and Silver Cup fish have been released in the Nabaganga river, sources said.