Fisherman identity cards (ID) were distributed among 2,876 fishermen in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. Fisheries department distributed the cards among the fishermen under ‘Fishermen Registration and Issuing Identity Card Project’. Former Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira, MP, distributed the cards among the fishermen at a function on the upazila parishad premises as the chief guest. He said fishermen community in the country has been given identity cards so that they get proper assistance from the government and play a vital role in this regard. Hira also said government takes various development programmes for the fishermen but lack of their proper identity they could not get proper assistance.