Belayet Hossain's Fish Farm

About

Belayet Hossain, son of Salim Uddin of Kalmegha village in Bahuria union, Sakhipur upazila, Tangail, farms pangas and local fish in 12 ponds on 40 acres in his own and nearby villages. He went to Singapore in 1996 and, after 13 years abroad, came home in 2009 with a few lakh taka; he leased some village ponds and, on the local fisheries office's advice, stocked pangas fry in five small ponds. The first year's profit beat his expectations, so he kept adding ponds. Fourteen employees from the surrounding area work on the farm, which includes a pond of one and a half acres behind Kalmegha Ilimjan High School. According to Prothom Alo (March 2022) he sold fish worth about Tk 5 crore in 2021 and earned close to Tk 1 crore after costs, though he says rising feed prices have since cut his profit. Pangas fry now have to be brought from Bogura and Santahar. In 2021 he was named Tangail's best fish farmer and a successful entrepreneur, and his name has been sent to the Department of Fisheries for a national award. He advises unemployed young men on fish farming, and many have succeeded on his advice.

Products and services

• Pangas

• Local fish varieties

Address and hours

To learn or to work here

• Gives advice