The Bangladesh Coast Guard seized about 35 maunds of immature hilsas at Swarighat in Dhaka on Monday morning, said a press release. A team of Pagla coast guard station under the command of Luitenant Ashmadul Islam carried out a raid on the fish retail market at Swarighat and seized the immature hilsas.
Nobody was arrested in this regard as the owner of the fishes could not be found. The immature hilsas were distributed among poor people and local orphanages. Fishing and selling immature hilsas are prohibited under the laws of the country.
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