The government has allocated 23,496.98 metric tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to assist the families of 4, 19,589 fishermen in 44 upazilas of 12 districts and Chattogram city during the period when fishing in the Bay of Bengal is prohibited.

The government has again allocated 24,103.04 metric tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to assist the  families  of 3, 01,288 registered fishermen in 96 upazilas of 20 districts during the time when catching hilsha fry is prohibited.