40 maunds of jatka seized in Patuakhali
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in an overnight drive seized around 40 maunds of jatka (hilsa fry less than nine inches long) from the Ramnabad river near Payra Sea Port in Kalapara upazila.
Separate teams of coast guards, acting on a tip-off, conducted drives in the river from 7:00pm on Friday till 3:00am early yesterday, Payra port contingent Commander Khondokar Moniruzzaman said.
During the drive, the coast guards members seized about 40 maunds of jatka abandoned on a number of small country boats, Moniruzzaman said, adding that sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the fishermen fled the scene, leaving their boats behind.
The seized fish were distributed among poor locals and 17 orphanages in the area in presence of the executive magistrate in Kalapara upazila around 11:00am yesterday.
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