Fish poisoned dead in Matamuhuri river
Criminals poisoned to death different species of fish in the Matamuhuri river of Lama upazila on Monday.
A section of unscrupulous people on Monday night threw poison into two-km-long area of the river, putting biodiversity at risk, said Anil Kumar Saha, Bandarban district fisheries officer.
On Tuesday noon, locals found dead fish at several points in the river.
With the recession of water level in the river, a section of greedy fishermen started netting fishes in different parts of the river using toxic chemicals, said the officer.
Most of the dead fish were shrimp fries, he said.
As the news spread, many people thronged the river bank and started catching the dead fish, said locals.
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