Koyra:A court has ordered the detention of four fishermen for using poison to catch fish in a sanctuary area of the Sundarbans. The case was filed by the Forest Department, and the order was issued by Sonjoy Paul, judge of the Koyra Judicial Magistrate Court.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the four fishermen were apprehended by forest officials while they were fishing with poison in the Baro Kukumari canal area of the Bhomrakhali sanctuary late Wednesday night. The arrested individuals are Abubakar, 42, Asadul, 30, Pir Ali, 28, and Kader Mollah, 55, all residents of Koyra upazila in Khulna.
During the operation, officials seized two dinghy boats, four bottles of poison, 30 kilograms of fish, and fishing nets. Legal proceedings were initiated against the fishermen, and they were subsequently produced before the court, which ordered their incarceration.
A Z M Hasanur Rahman, Divisional Forest Officer of the Sundarbans West Forest Division, emphasized that fishing with poison posed a significant threat to aquatic life and biodiversity in the area. He affirmed that efforts to combat such harmful fishing practices would continue.