Coast Guard has seized current net around Tk 115.25 crore in Capital

Staff Correspondent, Dhaka: 

Members of the Bangladesh Coast guard (BCG) seized banned fishing nets worth around Tk 115.25 from Chowk Mogultuli Al-Sahani Market in Chawkbazar of Dhaka city today evening.

Lt. Commander Labib Usama Ahmadullah, a media officer at the BCG headquarters, confirmed the information on Wednesday.

He said that on the basis of secret information, a special operation was conducted by BCG Station Pagla led by Station Commander Lt. Shams Sadekin Nirno in the area adjacent to Chowk Mogultuli Al-Sahani Market of Chawkbazar at around 4:00 pm on Wednesday.

During the raids, the law enforcers carried out searching on four current net shops and godowns in the area and seized around 35 million meters of new current nets and 500 pieces china chai nets. Present market value of the seized goods around Tk 115.25 crore.

Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate Mohammad Rafiq Ullah of Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Dhaka and Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Md. Selim Reza, Keraniganj, Dhaka were present during the operation.

The seized nets were later burnt in the presence of Executive Magistrate, Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer and Station Commander Pagla, the BCG headquarters’ media officer added.

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