Bird hunter flees as boys take action
Young volunteers of Setubandhan, a bird-friendly organisation in Saidpur upazila under the district, taught a good lesson to a callous bird hunter yesterday.
Hatem Ali, 50, of Huglipara village in Kashiram Belpukur union of Saidpur, went to a jungle of Kotar Dowalipara village of Khata Modhupur union of the upazila yesterday morning.
After shooting down a heron and a dove with his gun, he was looking for the next target.
Hearing the sounds of gunshot, schoolchildren Raju, 12, Rabbani, 13, and Merazul, 12, and college student Ruhul Amin, 20, rushed to the spot.
They are volunteers of Setubandhan.
Seeing Hatem with killed birds in one hand and a gun in the other, Raju shouted, “Stop uncle. Don't you know that there is government rule prohibiting bird hunting?”
“I like to take lunch and dinner with bird's meat every weekend. Don't come to teach me the rule as I'm old enough,” retorted an arrogant Hatem.
As the boys sternly asked him to put the killed birds on the ground and leave, the hunter angrily told them not to misbehave.
As Ruhul Amin informed the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Saidpur over cell phone, the latter prepared to go to the spot with a mobile court.
Then Hatem dropped the killed birds there and left hurriedly while the boys followed him.
He entered a local's house and fled away through the back door to dodge the mobile court.
Saidpur UNO Bazlur Rashid said, “Afterwards, I went through official records and become aware that there is no license for Hatem Ali's gun. I've asked the OC of Saidpur Police Station to file a case and arrest him.”
“Setubandhan members arrange motivational programmes in villages, set banners at places, and organise meetings in educational institutions to create awareness about birds' safety,” said Jewel Chowdhury, chairman of Khata Modhupur union parishad.
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