Fishermen barred from fishing ilish during a ban of 22 days have not received the compensation of 20kgs of rice promised by the government. Also Read-57 detained for netting ilish defying ban31 fishermen jailed for catching ilish11 fishermen jailed for catching ilish19 fishermen sent to jail for violating ilish banFisherman Shahid Majhi, from Bhola, one of the largest ilish yielding spots in Bangladesh, told Dhaka Tribune on Monday that the district administration had promised fishermen 20kgs of rice through the Union Parishad as compensation for not fishing during the ban. The compensation package is rather dismal.”What is worse, the fishermen would not be getting the fully package either because of pilferage. “For instance,” he said, “during the previous ban, to protect the juvenile ilish, fishermen were supposed to get 40kgs of rice. Almost half a million fishermen are directly involved with ilish fishing in Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 24, 2016 16:18 UTC