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Jatka, current nets seized

9 February 2010, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

UNB, Chandpur

Coastguards seized a huge quantity of Jatka from a Dhaka-bound passenger launch at the confluence of the rivers Meghna and the Dakatia early Monday. Acting on secret information, a team raided 'MV Bandhan' and recovered 60 maunds of Jatka. But none was arrested in this regard. Later, the hilsha fry were sold to the local fish traders at an auction. The coastguards also burnt around 8.60 lakh metre banned current net seized from different points of the Meghna and the Padma rivers in the district during last seven days.