54 fishermen held for defying seasonal ban on hilsa catching

The fishermen were detained in a drive conducted early Friday. Shibaloy Nirbahi Officer Kamal Mohammad Rashed lead the drive. Shibaloy Senior Fisheries Officer Md Rafiqul Alam said: “Police accompanied us in the drive.” The government imposed a ban on catching, selling, transportation and hoarding of Hilsa fish from October 12 to November 2.