A mobile court has sentenced nine fishermen to one month in prison for violating the ban on catching mother hilsa fish in the Meghna River in Ramgati, Lakshmipur, during the hilsa breeding season.
On Sunday (October 1) afternoon, Ramgati Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Mobile Court Executive Magistrate Asgar Ali sentenced each fisherman to one month in prison. During this time, 20,000 meters of electricity network were set on fire.
Those sentenced to prison are Md. Siraj, Md. Dulal, A. Motaleb, Nur Alam, Md. Helal, Raihan, Md. Ershad, Hanif and Ibrahim. They are residents of Ramgati area of Noakhali and Laxmipur.
Ramgati Upazila Assistant Fisheries Officer Md. Kamal Uddin said that in the morning, the police, coast guard and fisheries department led by Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Azgar Ali conducted a drive in the Chargajaria area of the Meghna River. During this, 9 fishermen were arrested for fishing in violation of the law. 1 boat and 20,000 meters of current net were seized. The seized nets were set on fire and destroyed. Later, the arrested fishermen were produced before a mobile court and each of them was sentenced to one month in prison.
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