Louhajang:A total of 50,000 meters of illegal fishing nets were seized, and eight individuals were sentenced to imprisonment for various terms for illegal fishing activities in the Padma River under Lauhajang upazila.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the operation was a joint effort involving the Louhajang Upazila administration, Upazila Fisheries Department, and the River Police. The individuals were apprehended for fishing in violation of the government ban, specifically targeting mother Hilsa during the breeding season.
The individuals sentenced include Hasan Mia, 29, Md. Rashed, 19, Nur Mohammad, 45, Nur-e-Alam, 48, and Yunus Bepari, 55, all from Shibchar in Madaripur district. Additionally, Md. Masud, 25, Ratan, 50, and Ramjan Morol, 30, from Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj district, were also convicted.
Present during the operation were Advocate Abdus Salam Azad, Member of Parliament from Munshiganj-2 constituency, Senior Fisheries Officer of Louhajang Upazila Md. Rezaul Islam, and members of the River Police. Md. Rezaul Islam confirmed that the seized 'current nets' have been destroyed, and the sentenced individuals have been placed in jail custody.