Dhaka, July 13 -- Chatmohar (Pabna) Correspondent :
A huge amount of banned Chinaduaari and current nets worth Tk 2.5 million were seized in a drive in the Katagang, Naldanga Beel, Nabin and Charanbeen Beel areas of Handial Union, Chalanbil-dominated Handial Union, Jialgari Beel and Bhanga Bridge Beel of Chaikola Union in Chatmohar Upazila of Pabna. Later, the seized nets were publicly burned and destroyed. The drive was conducted by Upazila Executive Officer and Executive Magistrate Musa Naser Chowdhury from 3 pm to 7 pm last Friday (July 11). Chatmohar Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer Md. A. Matin said that 550 pieces of Chinaduaari nets and 15,000 meters of current nets were seized in a drive under the Fisheries Protection and Conservat...