A mobile court has sentenced three fishermen to 10 days in jail each for violating the fishing ban and seized 80,000 metres of banned current net and a fishing trawler during a special drive in Sadarpur upazila in Faridpur.
The joint operation by the upazila administration and fisheries office was conducted at various points on the Arial Khan and Padma rivers under the Mother Hilsa Conservation Campaign 2026, with assistance from Sadarpur Police Station.
Assistant Commissioner (Land) Palash Uddin conducted the mobile court at 9pm on Monday.
The convicted fishermen are Rubel Hossain, Hiron Karal, and Kuddus Khalifa.
The seized nets were destroyed by fire, while five kilograms of seized mother hilsa were distributed among orphanages in the upazila.
Sadarpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sharif Shaon and Upazila Fisheries Officer Abdullahil Abrar were present during the operation.
The upazila administration and fisheries department said they would continue special drives and strict monitoring throughout the ban period to protect mother hilsa during the peak breeding season and boost production.
