Due to the ban, 25,947 fishermen's families were brought under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) program. Commenting on his current situation, Kanchon, a local fishermen, said: "I have a fisherman's ID card, and despite that, I did not receive any food assistance from the government. Most of the people receiving food assistance are not connected to fishing and are the followers of the different chairmen and members. When asked about the irregularities and corruption regarding the VGF fishermen list the local chairman said: "We, alone, did not prepare the list. "The VGF list needs to be updated thus some are facing problems.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 09, 2019 08:26 UTC