maximum lead levels observed were 0.017 mg kg-1 in P.pangasius and 0.090 mg kg-1 in O. mossambicus. the estimated daily intake(EDI) of lead through fish consumption was found as 0.002 mg d 1.lead contents in the literature have been reported in the range of 4.25-8.17mg kg-1 dry weight in fish species from Dhalrshwari river,Bangladesh(Ahmed et al.,2009),1.76-10.27 mg kg 1 in some edible fisher from Bangshi River,saver,Dhaka,Bangladesh