600 Kgs Hilsa seized from Ctg outer berth, 40 held

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Chittagong Bureau :
Vigilance team of Chittagong Coast Guard , east zone seized 600 kgs of Hilsa fish and two wooden boat alongwith 40 fishermen from the outer berth of Chittagong Port on Tuesday night.
Coast Guard official of East zone M.Durul Huda confirmed the seizure of prohibited hilsa fish . Govt has imposed ban on Hilsa fishing in the sea from 25 september for 15 days .
 The prohibition area for hilsa fishing earmarked from Lakhipur, Ramgati to Chandpur estuary upto Meghna . Sources said this earmarked period is the breedding time for Hilsa fish . During the period, fishing, transporatation, preservation and marketting of hilsa is prohibited.
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