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Fishermen netting hilsa defying 11-day ban

Our Correspondent, BMa
Fishermen in the district are netting hilsa in the Meghna and Tentulia rivers, defying the temporary ban on catching and selling the popular fish.
The authorities concerned imposed the ban forll days from October 5 to ensure safe spawning of the fish during its peak breeding period.
While visiting different fish landing stations from Thursday night to Friday evening, this correspondent found the fishermen selling hilsa at many stations, ignoring the ban.
He found no fishing trawler at Dhalchar fish landing station under Charfassion upazila at around 2:30am on Friday as the trawlers allegedly went fishing in the Meghna.
Fish traders are earning a handsome amount of money, bribing the local authorities and law enforcers during the ban, alleged several fishermen.
However, refuting the allegation of their involvement in netting hilsa despite a ban, Abdul Salam Howlader, secretary of Dhalchar Fish Traders' Association and the fish landing station, said no trawler had gone fishing in the rivers.
Abul Kalam Patwari, another fish trader and chairman of Dhalchar Union Parishad, said they are not netting and selling hilsa, defying the ban. Several fishermen, seeking anonymity, said a good number of trawlers have gone fishing in the MeghnaandTentulia rivers.
Sheikh Abu Jafar, ASI and in-charge of Dhalchar Police Camp, said they have nothing to do as they did not get any trawler or fuel from the authorities concerned to go on operation during the ban period.
In Borhanuddin upazila, fishermen and traders were found busy with their activities at all fish landing stations. Fishermen are catch-
ing hilsa from the Meghna and selling them at open auction at the stations.
In Dalil Majhir Ghat of Borhanuddin upazila, an assistant sub-inspector of of Borhanuddin Police Station came to the fish landing station and got six hilsa fish, each weighing around 900 grams as gift from the ghat leaders.
Fishermen and fish traders were also busy selling and buying hilsa at Khas Mahal
and Mirjakalu fish landing stations, According to the fishermen, they managed police not to disturb them at the fish landing stations.
Law enforcers have so far arrested around 250 fishermen for netting hilsa illegally. They also realized Tk 2.50,000 as fine from 50 fishermen and seized 60 fishing trawlers, fishing nets and 1800 kgs of Hilsa until October 10.