Feni, Oct. 5 -- Fishermen in Feni's Sonagazi upazila have alleged that miscreants looted fish worth Tk 5 crore from a fisheries project after they refused to pay Tk 50 lakh in extortion money.

The incident took place at the Char Khondakar and Char Ramnarayan fisheries projects. On Sunday, affected fishermen and project owners formed a human chain in front of the Feni Deputy Commissioner's office and submitted a memorandum to the superintendent of police.

According to the farmers, armed assailants stormed the project late Tuesday night, holding guards and workers at gunpoint, cutting the embankment, and releasing fish into nearby rivers and ponds. The attack caused losses worth several crores of taka.

Locals captured two suspects - exca...