09-03-2021

Hilsha in fish markets!
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According to a press release issued
by the Ministry of Fisheries and
Livestock, the ban on catching all
kinds of fish including hilsa in 5
hilsha sanctuaries in 6 districts of
the country will remain in force till
April 30.
Every year for two months in
March and April, the catchment of
all kinds of fish including hilsha is
completely prohibited in the sanctuary.
At this time, catching all kinds
of fish including hilsha in the sanctuaries
of hilsha is a punishable
crime. Anyone who violates this prohibition
is liable to a minimum of
one year to a maximum of two years
rigorous imprisonment or a fine of
up to five thousand taka or both.
In this regard, Fisheries and Livestock
Minister S M Rezaul Karim
recently said that, a total of 19,502
metric tonnes of VGF rice has
already been allocated at a rate of 40
kg per month and 60 kg per month
for 2,43,007 fishermen in the six
districts concerned for refraining
from catchingJhatka during the ban.
Which will reach their hands in a few
days. The Minister also remarked
that "Hilsha is our national
resource. The government has taken
various initiatives to protect these
resources, it is part of it. We hope to
produce more than five lakh tons of
hilsha this year as well."
According to the Ministry of Fisheries,
it is strictly forbidden for the
common people to catch 10 inch
small size Jhatka from November 1
to June 30. There is a provision of
maximum two years rigorous imprisonment
or a fine of taka 5,000 or
both for catching, selling, storing
and transporting jatka during this
period.
According to the fishermen, most of
the Hilsha fish could not lay eggs this
year. If the pollen of the eggs laid by
mother Hilsha in the rivers of
Bangladesh every year can be protected,
then the production of Hilsha will
increase to a great extent in the future.
Because the maximum market price of
one kg of Jhatka fish caught in a net is
200 taka, which can turn into Hiilsha
worth at least 10 lakh taka in a year.
Thailand charges more
activists with sedition,
royal insults
BANGKOK : Prosecutors
in Thailand charged 18
pro-democracy activists
with sedition on Monday,
while lodging additional
charges of insulting the
monarchy against three of
them.
The sedition charges,
which carry a maximum
penalty of up to seven
years in prison, stem from
an antigovernment rally in
September, though details
on the alleged offenses
were not immediately
clear.
The three charged with
violating the lese majeste
law, which outlaws criticism
of senior members of
the royal family, are
P a n u s a y a
S i t h i j i r a w a t t a n a k u l ,
Jatupat Boonpattararaksa
and Panupong Jadnok.
TUeSDAY, MARch 9, 2021
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To commemorate the dignified historic 7th March, Begumganj upazilla Awami League organized a
discussion meeting on Tuesday at the premises of district Saheed Minar. The discussion was
presided over by freedom fighter Dr. ABM Jafor Ullah and the MP of Noakhali-3 Mamunur Rashid
Kiron attended as guest.
Photo : Manik Bhuiyan
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