Two fishermen jailed for illegal Hilsa fishing in Patuakhali | District

The sentence was handed down on Friday morning at the office of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) by Executive Magistrate Abuzar Md. Ejazul Haque. The convicts are Jamal Talukdar, 50, son of the late Chandu Talukdar of Jhatra village in Angaria union, and Md. Kausar Haoladar, 30, son of the lateBarek Hawladar of the same village. As the government-imposed national ban on Hilsa fishing is going on, a special team from the Department of Fisheries conducted a drive on Thursdaynight in the Payra River near Baherchar. During the drive, the two fishermen were found catching Hilsa fish using electric nets and were caught red-handed. A boat and a large quantity ofelectric nets used in the fishing were seized....