As a result, most buyers prefer purchasing dried fish from other districts, such as Cox’s Bazar, solely because of better road conditions. BarekHowlader, a fisherman atAshar Char, said that the number of dry fish traders is decreasing every year, as communication between Barguna and other districts is not stable for transporting goods. Despite offering lower prices than the dried fish sold in Cox’s Bazar, they miss out on the opportunity because buyers do not want to purchase fish from those in Barguna. They also opined that if the government or private investors could establish a feed mill for dried fish packaging, it would ease their burden a great deal. Deputy Commissioner of Barguna Shahid Kabir said that establishing feed mills could revive the dry fish industry in the district.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2019 16:52 UTC