Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

established_year corrected from seed value of 2011 to 1972: Wikipedia records the ministry was formed on 12 January 1972 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Fisheries_and_Livestock_(Bangladesh)). The ministry has a full Minister (Mohammed Aminur Rashid, who also holds Agriculture) and a State Minister (Sultan Salauddin Tuku, BNP Tangail-5); current_head records the State Minister per the task specification. annual_budget_bdt = 33,920,000,000 = Tk 3,392 crore (FY2025-26, down from Tk 4,288 crore in FY2024-25). Hilsa output FY2024-25: 500,000 MT (down 12.49% from 571,985 MT in FY2022-23 peak; climate stress and illegal fishing cited). Shrimp exports rose ~19% in FY2024-25 per EPB data. Jatka ban running November 1 to June 30 annually; separate 58-day marine ban April 15-June 11 covers broader marine species. Verification: all key claims cross-checked against 2+ primary sources (BSS, Daily Star, TBS, Dhaka Tribune, bdnews24, UNB, Bonikbarta, Xinhua). [2026-06-08 audit correction] State Minister recorded as head; a full Minister may exist (unconfirmed name); left unchanged pending verification. Activity evidence hold: removed 2 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.