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“Before the start of the 65-day fishing ban, we could not go to the sea as cyclone Mocha hit the coastal area on May 14. Now the inclement weather keeps us away from going far in the Bay.”
“For around three months, we could not go to the sea for fishing. If the weather continues like this, how can we survive?” Nurul added.
Delwar Hossain, secretary of Cox’s Bazar District Fishing Trawler Owners’ Association, said “At least 50 of the trawlers went to the sea and met accidents due to the rough weather.”
He, however, termed the period of fishing ban “impractical and untimely”.
“The authority should impose the ban on fishing based on ground realities. The ban came a month earlier than required. Around 75,000 fishermen in the district are facing hardships as they have been unemployed for around 90 days,” he added.
At present, a moderate to strong monsoon is active over Bangladesh and the North Bay, causing heavy rainfall and high waves with strong winds at the sea, said Abdur Rahman, assistant meteorologist of Cox’s Bazar Meteorological Department.
The current bad weather may continue till August 10, he said.
Three held
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supplies drug consignments to different parts of the country -- including Natore, Ishwardi, and Pabna.
The three were carrying narcotics in an SUV and a microbus.
Acting on a tip-off, a DNC team challenged them at Lalor Bazar around 6:00am, said the official.
The drug peddlers tried to speed away, but the team intercepted them.
Zillur Rahman, a deputy director of the department’s Rajshahi office, filed a case against the three with Shingra Police Station.