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25 tonnes of Jatka seized


Published : 21 May 2023 10:12 PM

The Chattogram district administration conducted an operation at AK Khan Cold Storage in Mazhirghat area of Chatogram city and seized about 25 tonnes of Jatka worth Tk 40 lakh. Executive Magistrate Prateek Dutta led the operation on Saturday night.

The fishes were distributed among 11 institutions under the Department of Social Services, 9 madrasas and orphanages, 3 temples and local poor workers.

Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Abul Basar Mohammad Fakhruzzaman said that catching, storing and selling Jatka are prohibited from November to June.  All these hilsa of short length of 25 cm are our resources. If these fish are big, it is possible to meet the demand of hilsa in the country and sell it abroad.  Our campaign to preserve Jatka will continue.