Fishing net confiscated from river

A mobile court on Friday seized a fishing net that was illegally set across the Ratnai river in Dirakuti village of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.

The 200-metre-long net was confiscated by GR Sarwar, assistant commissioner (land) in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, who led the mobile court. 

The court, however, could not apprehend anyone responsible for blocking the river’s natural flow with the net. 

GR Sarwar quoting locals said villagers living downstream had been deprived of fish as the net, locally known as Jaam Jaal, had been placed illegally across the entire width of the small river for the last few days.  

Hasmat Ali, fisheries officer of Lalmonirhat Sadar, said use of such net in a natural waterbody is illegal.