The Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) has seized banned fishing nets worth around Tk9 crore from the Raghunathpur area of Chandpur Sadar Upazila on Monday morning.
Acting on a anonymous tip, a special operation was conducted by BCG Station Chandpur led by Station Commander Lt BM Tanjimul Islam in the area around 9:30am on Monday, said Lt Mashhad Uddin Nahian, a media officer at the BCG Dhaka Zone.
During the raid, the law enforcers seized around 2.5 million meters of new current nets from three Easy-bikes worth Tk9 cr in the area.
The seized nets were later burnt in the presence of Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer and Station Commander Chandpur on the Coast Guard office premises, the media officer added.
