Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) seized 6 lakh metres of banned current nets and 4,000 pieces of China Chai, another type of fishing net, worth nearly Tk 3.5 crore, during a drive in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj district on Saturday.
Acting on tip off, a BCG team led by Station Commander Pagla Lieutenant Shams Sadekin conducted a special drive at Anandabazar area of Boidderbazar union from 12 noon to 3pm, said Lieutenant Commander Abdur Rahman, media officer of BCG Headquarters.
The items were seized from five shops and a godown, said the media officer.
Later, the seized nets were burnt in the presence of the executive magistrate and the district fisheries officer, he added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh