In principle, the Department of Fisheries (DOF) within the
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL) is solely responsible
for the management of Bangladesh’s fisheries resources,
guided by centrally determined national targets. In reality,
the inland fisheries domain of the country is typically managed
at three administrative levels: (a) leasing of water bodies
covering an area of 20 acres or more for exclusive commercial
exploitation by a district administration with a delegated
power from the Ministry of Land (MOL)