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Hilsa fry seized in Barisal

8 March 2011, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Coastguards seized a huge quantity of hilsa fry known as 'jatka', from a passenger launch on Monday night. A five-member team of coastguards led by Captain Avir raided Dhaka bound MV Juboraj-2 launch from Muladi at Hizla point of the River Meghna and seized 31 barrels weighing around 50 maunds of 'jatka' worth over Tk 2 lakh. Later the coastguards distributed six maunds of 'jatka' among the poor people of Kaliganj gaht area under Mehendiganj upazila of Barisal and sold rest 44 maunds to the local fish traders through auction