Fishing in all the rivers and canals in the Sundarbans has been banned for two months from yesterday due to the fish breeding season. Confirming this, East Sundarbans Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Mohammad Belayet Hossain said the ban will end at midnight on August 31. He said the Sundarbans Forest Department has made an agreement in 2019 as per the recommendations of the Integrated Resource Management Plans (IRMP) to protect fishery resources in the Sundarbans. As a part of that, from July 1 to 31 August every year, fishing in all rivers and canals of Sundarbans will remain suspended. Last year, fishing in the Sundarbans was also banned for two months. The official said that if fishing in the Sundarbans is stopped for these two months, the fishes in the river and canals in the forest will increase and it will play a positive role for all animals and plants. Until further notice, fishing in the Sundarbans will be banned at the same time every year, he said. He added that patrolling in the forest area has been intensified so that the poachers could not get into the forest during the period.
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