168 fishermen held for defying seasonal ban on hilsa catching
3,080kg recovered
A boat full of hilsa up for sale in Loggimara shoal area of the Meghna River in Chandpur's Rajrajeshwar union yesterday. Despite law enforcers' drives to enforce a ban, in force till October 9, fishermen keep on catching the fish. Photo: Alam Polash
Bangladesh Coast Guard members yesterday arrested 168 fishermen in the Bay of Bengal near Sangu gas field area and seized 3,080kg of hilsa, worth Tk 24.64 lakh, which they caught defying the ongoing temporary ban on hilsa fishing.
The government has imposed the ban from September 25 to October 9 for safe spawning and protection of mother hilsa.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. All the seized stuff, including 24,000 meters of fishing nets, worth Tk 12 lakh, and 12 trawlers, were handed over to the fisheries department. Meanwhile, a mobile court sentenced 161 of the arrestees to 15 days' imprisonment.
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