, Feb. 3 -- Fresh allegations of illegal electric fishing in countrys Tanguar Haor have renewed fears for the future of one of the country's most ecologically significant wetlands, after fish killed overnight were seen floating on the water the following day.

The cause, according to villagers and environmentalists, is the illegal use of battery-powered electric shock machines to catch fish during the night.

The practice, carried out in darkness across different parts of the haor, has triggered fresh concerns about the future of one of Bangladesh's most important freshwater ecosystems.

Tanguar Haor, located in the Sunamganj district's Madhyanagar and Tahirpur upazilas, is an internationally recognised Ramsar site and among the country's...