Hilsa seized
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a truck carrying about 500 kg hilsa fish worth Tk 7.5 lakh on Jessore-Benapole road in Pulerhat area of the town yesterday morning.
Lt Col Abul Kalam Azad, commanding officer of 26 battalion of BGB, said on secret information, a team stopped the truck in the area at about 8:30am and recovered 13 cartons containing hilsa.
However, the driver managed to flee. The fishes were being smuggled to India, he said.
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