19 fishermen sent to jail for violating Ilish ban

During a drive in the Bishkhali River, the members of the coast guard arrested them from Laldia and Zintola area. Coast Guard officer Lt Hasanur Rahman said they had held 20 fisherman from two trawlers owned one Zakir Peda and one Mosta Farazi with three lakh meters net. Later, they were produced before the mobile court led by Patharghata UNO M Rabiul Islam. He awarded them with one month imprisonment except one boy considering his tender age, Rahman added.