Dolphins captured from Brahmaputra river: 2 detained, fined Tk 5,000 each
Two people were detained and fined Tk 5,000 each by a mobile court over capturing two dolphins in the Brahmaputra river at Chilmari upazila in Kurigram.
The mobile court led by Mahbubur Rahman, executive magistrate and Chilmari upazila nirbahi officer (UNO), passed the order under Section 37(2) of the Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation and Security Act-2012 this morning.
The UNO confirmed that the two dolphins were found dead. They were buried as per the order of the mobile court, our Lalmonirhat correspondent reports.
The detainees are Suzan Chandra Das (35), a farmer, and Amber Ali (40), a battery-run easy bike driver of Ulipur upazila.
Ahsan Habib, sub-inspector (SI) of Chilmari Model Police Station, told The Daily Star that the dolphins were trapped in fishermen's net and died.
Later yesterday afternoon, Suzan bought the two dolphins for Tk 10,000 from a fisherman.
Locals detained him and Amber Ali from Matikata area while they were taking the dolphins to Ulipur upazila.
Locals handed them over to the police along with the two dead dolphins. Police later informed the UNO and the Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Authority, SI Ahsan Habib said.
Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Officer in Rangpur Smriti Singh Roy visited Chilmari after receiving the news.
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