22 maund of jatka seized in Patuakhali
A mobile court in Patuakhali seized 22 maund of jatka (young hilsa) along with a truck from Sheikh Kamal Bridge Toll plaza on Patuakhali-Kuakata highway today.
Later, a mobile court led by Assistant Commissioner (Land) Jagat Bandhu Mandal, also the executive magistrate of the upazila, fined five traders, including the driver of the truck, Tk 50,000, reports our Patuakhali correspondent quoting Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohipur Police Station.
Later, the fish was distributed among orphans of different madrasas.
On information, the local administration along with police conducted a drive there and seized the fish around 11:00am today.
The drives against jatka catching will continue, he added.
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