Chandpur naval police detained 40 fishermen for catching mother hilsa in the sanctuary areas of the Padma and Meghna rivers, defying the government ban. The drive was conducted from Monday evening to Tuesday morning in the Meghna river sanctuary area under Chandpur Sadar upazila.
During the drive, authorities seized 33,000 meters of banned current nets, 10 fishing boats, and 7 kg of hilsa fish. The seized current nets were burned and destroyed, the boats were kept in police custody, and the fish were distributed among local destitute people.
Among the 40 detainees, seven minors were released into the custody of their guardians on bond. Regular cases were filed against the remaining 33 individuals, confirmed Chandpur Naval Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Azamgir Hossain on Tuesday evening.
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