Coast Guard seizes banned current nets worth Tk139.29cr in Munshiganj

Daily Sun Report, Munshiganj

Published: 11 Apr 2026, 12:00 AM Updated: 11 Apr 2026, 11:36 PM

Coast Guard seizes banned current nets worth Tk139.29cr in Munshiganj

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The Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) on Friday seized a large consignment of banned current nets and thread reels, valued at approximately Tk139.29 crore, during a special operation in Munshiganj.

BCG Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan confirmed the matter.

He said that acting on a tip-off, a team from Coast Guard Station Pagla conducted a raid around 7am in the

Durgabari and Sipahi Para areas under Panchasar in Munshiganj Sadar upazila.

During the operation, Coast Guard personnel searched three net-making factories and two warehouses. The drive led to the recovery of 3 crore 97 lakh 45 thousand metres of illegal current nets and 30,000 pieces of thread reels used for producing the prohibited nets. The estimated market value of the seized items stands at Tk 139.29 crore.

The confiscated materials were later destroyed to prevent their use in illegal fishing activities.

Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan said the Coast Guard would continue such operations in future to protect the country’s fishery resources from the harmful impact of illegal nets.

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