Nurul Haque of Mymensingh is one of those who have driven Bangladesh's fisheries forward to boost the economy and meet protein needs. Besides fish farming and fry production, he produces fry of many nearly extinct native species.

Bangladesh is now one of the world's top five fish producers, and fish farming has created jobs for millions. Nurul Haque is one of those whose hands built the sector.

He did not stop at fish farming and fry production; he wanted to do something new, and brought the fry of many nearly extinct species into farming. He is now a model of success in fish farming.

He has won many national awards for his outstanding work. This year he received a gold medal for succeeding in producing mola fish fry in a hatchery from broodstock collected from the wild.

Source: Shykh Seraj, Hridoye Mati O Manush. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.