"Some people tend to do so to earn some extra profit. This will not only ruin your business but also tarnish our country’s image,” she said marking the National Fisheries Week 2017 which began on Wednesday.
“This happened right after the Awami League joined office. Then we approached the EU and settled the matter quickly.”
The yearly production of fish in Bangladesh is four million tonnes and the sector provides employment for 18.2 million people.
It makes up 4 percent of the gross domestic product or GDP and meets 60 percent of the national demand for protein.
Bangladesh is the fourth largest inland freshwater fish producer in the world.
Upon ending the inaugural ceremony at the Krishibid Institution auditorium, Hasina released fish fries into a lake, near her official residence Ganabhaban.