Chandpur, Oct 11 (UNB) - Two mobile courts here on Thursday sentenced six fishermen to one year in jail for catching Hilsa defying a government ban.
Haimchar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Ferdousi Begum and Matlab Uttar UNO Sharmin Akhter separately jailed the fishermen.
The fishermen are - Kashem Patwari of Charbhairab area, Syed Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Md Yusuf Molla, Nabi Hossain and Hazrat Ali of Munshiganj district.
Matlab Uttar UNO Sharmin Akhter said Zila and Upazila Taskforce are conducting drives to prevent Hilsa fishing in breeding season from Shatnal of Matlab Uttar Upazila to Charbhairab of Haimchar Upazila.
The government imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling, storing and transporting Hilsa from October 9 to 31 to ensure safe spawning of the fish.