27 punished for defying hilsa ban in Rajbari, Shariatpur
At least 25 fishermen were jailed and two others were fined in Rajbari and Shariatpur for catching mother hilsa, defying a government ban.
In Rajbari’s Goalanda upazila, the local administration seized 1 lakh metres of current net and 200kg hilsa from 11 fishermen. A mobile court sentenced them to 14 days in jail in the early hours yesterday.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rubayet Hayad Shiplu said they conducted a drive in the Padma river at Daulatdia, Debagram, and Ujanchar unions between Thursday noon and early yesterday.
“The fishermen were punished for illegally catching hilsa,” the UNO said.
In Shariatpur, police detained 16 fishermen in the Sadar upazila.
UNO Md Mahabubur Rahman Sheikh said 14 fishermen were sentenced to jail and two others were fined for defying the hilsa ban.
Ten maunds (roughly 373kg) of mother hilsa were recovered from their possession, he added.
The government imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling, storing and transporting hilsa from October 9 to 31 to ensure safe spawning of the fish.
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