[01] Md. Kamruzzaman, Department of Criminology and Police Science, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh. [02] Md. Abdul Hakim, Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh.

The study was conducted to investigate the socio-economic profiles of the fishermen of river Dhaleshwari in Tangaildistrict, the centralpart of Bangladesh. There were found 65.71% illiterate respondents contributing 61.43% 35001 to 55000 BDT earners and 21.43% NGOs loan takers in the study. The study revealed that the fishermen of Dhaleshwaririver were mostly illiterate, poor income, lack of training exposure and lack of awareness about their health facilities and sanitation. So, provide soft term loan and building people awareness have been suggested to improve the livelihood status of fishermen in Dhaleshwaririver in Bangladesh.

Livelihood Status, Fishing Community, Dhaleshwari River, Central Bangladesh

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