Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Even during the breeding season, fish hunting is going on in the various rivers and canals of the East and Western Sundarbans. Even with the use of environmentally destructive poisons. Apart from this, crabs are being hunted with banned iron rods and traps. In this connection various species of fish and fish fries living deep in the forest are constantly being destroyed.And a group of miscreants called fishermen are being assisted in this work by some corrupt officials and employees of the Forest Department. As a result, it has been alleged that the fishing permit ban in the Sundarbans during the breeding season remains a mere paper limit. According to sources, 31 percent of the Sundarbans is covered by wetlands.A large pa...
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