64,900 metres of fishing net seized

The Department of Fisheries in Pirojpur seized 64,900 metres of fishing net from Wednesday to Thursday night, during the ongoing 22-day government ban on catching, selling, transportation and hoarding of hilsa.

The government imposed the ban from October 12 to November 2 to save mother hilsa. Officials at the department said they also seized 41kg of hilsa but could not catch any fisherman as they fled sensing their presence.