A Fisherman

A Fisherman

A man who leads his life by catching and selling fishes is known as fisherman. Bangladesh being the land of rivers, canal with lots of fishes, fishing has become an important occupation for many people. Generally, he lives in the rural area, near the river, sea and canal for his professional advantages. He passes most of the time in fishing in the river and in the sea. He uses nets and boats in fishing. A fisherman is always at work. He works hard all day and night. Sometimes he goes in the deep sea for fishing and his family becomes anxious about his safe return. In leisure period, he has to repair his net and take care of his boat. When he catches a lot of fishes, his pleasure knows no bound. A fisherman leads very poor life. Generally, he has to borrow nets and boats from his owner. He has to take loan from the moneylenders. If he cannot catch fish due to his illness or rough weather, his family has to starve /suffer a lot. His children are deprived of education and the members of his family are deprived of medical facilities. The life of a fisherman is very risky and challenging because there may have storms and cyclones at any time. Some fishermen go to fish at night and some go to fish in the deep water or in the sea from home for many days. A fisherman supplies us with fish. So, a fisherman plays an important role like a farmer. He also plays on important role to earn foreign currency.  In spite of being hard working and playing an important role in the economic sector in our nation he is considered as a lower class people and he is not given no respect or honor. Therefore, Government should take some steps for the development of minimum standard of their livelihood and we should change our outlook towards them. They should be given much opportunity to lead a happy and comfortable life.