21 more fishermen jailed

A mobile court yesterday sentenced 21 fishermen to one year's imprisonment each for catching hilsa in the Meghna River, defying a 15-day temporary ban.

The convicts are Din Islam, Khalil, Moinuddin, Azizul, Mostafa, Aziz, Mahbubul, Shahid, Zakir, Jamal, Shahjalal, Tajul, Russell, Nazmul, Sayed Ali, Jasim, Md Hossain, Al-Amin, Rafiq and Nazrul Islam.

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BM Nuruzzaman, additional superintendent of Chandpur River Police, said law enforcers raided Harina and Alur Bazar area in Sadar upazila in the morning and arrested the fishermen.