Laxmipur: In the middle of the night, the Meghna river has been raided so that the fishermen cannot kill the hilsa of the mother hilsa in violation of the ban during the breeding season. Nabagat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Kamalnagar, Laxmipur, Mohammad Nasir Uddin Sartar, was set on fire in the hilsa catching net.
On Monday (October 2) around 12 o'clock, he conducted raids in various parts of the Meghna river. The Coast Guard and Fisheries Department officials were with him.
Kamalnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Nasir Uddin Sartar said, "We are working to ensure that fishermen do not hunt hilsa in the river even at night. The administration, police, coast guard and fisheries department are active in increasing the production of hilsa."
On Sunday, October 1 to October 22, the reproductive season of hilsa is full of hilsa fishing for 22 days. 100 km of Meghana river area up to Shatanal is prohibited to catch fish, fishing, transportation, stocking, marketing and selling, which is a violation of the law, punishing with imprisonment or fine and fine.