Coastguard and fisheries officials in several drives at outer encourage of the Bay of Bengal seized 18,000 kilograms of hilsa Saturday.
Coastguard members along with the officials of the Department of Fisheries conducted several drives in outer anchorage area and seized the hilsa
loaded in eight boats as the government imposed an
11-day ban on catching, selling and hoarding of hilsa from October 6 to October 16.
Fisheries inspector Mohammad Zahirul Islam said they on the presence of magistrate sold 18,000kg of the seized hilsa for Tk 27 lakh on some conditions.
Coastguard members also fined eight fishing boats Tk 16,000 for carrying the hilsa defying government ban.
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