Fishermen in Chandpur started catching Ilish in the Meghna and the Padma rivers after the two-month ban on catching, selling, transportation and hoarding of the fish ended Sunday. Shafiqur Rahman, officer at the district Fisheries Department, said that the fishermen were in festive mood after the ban had been lifted, reports our Chandpur correspondent. The government banned catching Ilish from March 1 until April 30 to allow proper production of Ilish fry. During the ban, at least 238 fishermen were detained in the district for catching fish violating the ban while 197 of them were sent to jail. Around 20,000 poor fishermen will be provided with food through Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) cards during the ban.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 30, 2017 14:32 UTC