Hilsha
Mobile court sentences 4 for catching Hilsha in defiance of ban
A mobile court sentenced four people to a year's rigorous imprisonment each for catching Hilsha during a 22-day ban period in Hizla upazila of Barishal on Friday.
Besides, the court released two minor boys, detained with the four, to their guardians after taking a bond in this connection.
The convicts Saiful Mollick, 30, Nazmul Sikdar, 25, Nurul Islam Talukdar, 27, and Kawsar Mollah, 25, are residents of different areas of the upazila.
Bikash Chandra Dey, in-charge of Hizla River Police Unit, said they conducted a drive in association with fishery officer and members of Coast Guard (CG) and detained six people for fishing Hilsha during a ban period from a distributary of the Meghna River in the early morning.
Besides, a 5,000 metre fishing net was also seized during the drive, he said.
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Later, the mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Mohammad Tarek Hawlader sentenced the four fishermen to one year of rigorous imprisonment each.
Mentionable, the government imposed a 22-day ban, on fishing Hilsa, selling and transporting, staring from October 7 it will remain in place till October 28.
2-month ban on hilsa fishing, selling begins Tuesday
A two month government ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa will come into effect from March 1 with a view to boost its production.
The ban will be lifted on May1, said a handout on Monday.
The ban covers hilsa sanctuaries in six districts-Barishal, Chandpur, Laxmipur, Bhola, Shariatpur and Patuakhali districts.
The sanctuaries are- 100 km in the Meghna River from Chandpur’s Shatnol to Laxmipur’s Char Alaxandar, 90km in Shahbazpur Channel in Bhola, 100 km in Tentulia River in Bhola, 20 km in Naria and Bhederganj upazila in Chandpur district and 82 km in Hizla, Mehendiganj and Barishal Sadar upazila, Gazaria and Meghna river.
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Hilsa has the highest contribution in the country's fish production as the single fish specie.
Every year, the government imposes a two-month ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting hilsa to boost its production.
During this period, catching, selling, hoarding and transporting hilsa will be considered as an offence and those who will violate the ban will get a minimum one year to two years jail or be fined Tk 5,000.
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The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has already allocated 80 kgs of rice for the registered fishermen during this ban period.
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