Fisheries
Four Arrested for Online Fraud Selling Hilsa in Chandpur's Name
Police have arrested four members of a ring that defrauded people online for a long time by selling hilsa and other goods in Chandpur's name.
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Bangladesh
220kg of Deer Meat Found on Trawler in Pirojpur, Two Men Arrested
River police arrested two men with about 220kg of deer meat on a trawler on the Belua river at Nesarabad in Pirojpur.
Fisheries
Two Held Over Facebook Hilsa Sales Scam
Chandpur District Detective Branch has arrested two members of a gang that took money through Facebook adverts for hilsa and other goods, recovering five mobile phones, SIM cards and Tk 60,000.
Environment
Six Cobras Brought by Launch from Chandpur Rescued in Dhaka's Gulistan
The Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association and the Forest Department's wildlife crime unit rescued six venomous cobras from Gulistan in Dhaka and detained one man.
LivestockFive arrested over firing at a cattle market leaseholder's office in Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police said on 18 July 2026 that it had arrested five men it accuses of firing at a Qurbani cattle market leaseholder's office in South Kamalapur in May and of demanding Tk 10 lakh from him over WhatsApp, and that it had recovered three foreign-made firearms.
Fisheries
Mother Hilsa Drive: 3,173 Arrested, 1,221 Boats Seized in 22 Days
River police arrested 3,173 people and seized 1,221 vessels during the 22-day nationwide drive to protect breeding hilsa.
Fisheries20 Fishermen Detained on Sandhya River on Last Day of Pirojpur Hilsa Drive
A joint team of the fisheries department, river police and upazila administration detained 20 fishermen on the Sandhya river in Pirojpur's Nesarabad on 25 October 2025, the last day of the hilsa ban. Seized current nets were burned and a mobile court sentenced some of the men.
Fisheries
Nationwide Drive to Protect Mother Hilsa
The Department of Fisheries' 22-day drive to protect mother hilsa has so far brought 1,301 cases and prison terms for 1,047 people across 38 districts.
Fisheries
93 Per Cent of Fishermen Unaware Banned Nets Harm Fish Breeding
Driven by income needs and debt, 30 to 35 per cent of fishing families use illegal nets, but 93 per cent of them do not know these nets cut fish production and breeding.
Fisheries
Barishal: 9 Lakh Metres of Net Seized, 57 Fishermen Jailed
Mobile courts jailed 57 fishermen in Barishal division in a single day for fishing during the 22-day ban to protect brood hilsa.
Environment
Two held in Bogura with snake venom worth Tk 3 crore
Detective Branch police in Bogura arrested two suspected smugglers with snake venom valued at around Tk 3 crore.
Fisheries
Two Arrested Over Hilsa Sale Fraud on Facebook
Dhaka's New Market police have arrested two men accused of cheating a buyer of Tk 2 lakh through a Facebook page advertising hilsa.
Environment
Main Accused Arrested in Jhalakathi Baya Weaver Chick Killing Case
Jhalakathi Detective Branch police have arrested the main accused in the case over the killing of more than a hundred baya weaver chicks.