The Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) in a drive seized 500 kilograms of jatka [hilsa fry] from Charbhairabi area under Haimchar upazila of Chandpur district on Tuesday morning.
On a tip-off, a team of the BCG conducted a drive in the river Meghna around 6 am and seized the jatka from Machghat area, said Sadar upazila fisheries officer M Mizanur Rahman. Later, the seized fishes were distributed to orphanages, madrasha and poor people, he said.
Lieutenant Fazlur Rahman, commander of Chandpur Coast Guard Station, said none was arrested in this connection as the real owner of the jatka could not be found during the operation. Such operations will continue to protect Hilsa fish, he further said.
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