A mobile court yesterday sentenced a bird trader to a 15-day imprisonment on charge of selling various species of indigenous birds.
Officials of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division jointly conducted the mobile court in Rajshahi Railway Station area.
The court led by Executive Magistrate Joyshree Rani Roy arrested Shafiqul Islam Bhola, 32, son of Lokman Malder, a resident of Seroil area, red-handed while he was selling 30 birds.
Subsequently, the court found him guilty of the charge and pronounced the verdict.
Later, the officials released 48 indigenous birds, including six Rose Ringed Parakeets, 12 spotted doves and 30 Lonchura at Paba Nursery in the city yesterday.
Deputy Commissioner Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury, Paba UNO Razzaqul Islam, Divisional Forest Officers Azit Kumar Rudra and Mollah Rejaul Karim, Director of Forestry Science and Training Institute Sebedar Islam and Biodiversity Conservation Officers Ashraful Islam and Amzad Hossain were present on the occasion.
As part of their continuous drive against illegal marketing of wildlife, hunting and trafficking, the officials rescued the birds after are conducting drives in different areas of the region.
