The field has been made by cutting trees of the reserved forest. Fish drying in that field. Which is called dried fish in the local language. After these small fish are dried, they go to the wholesale dried fish traders of the country. Children and adults work as workers in this work. However, there are allegations that a big gang is working to build dried fish villages in reserved forests. The cycle has been working in collaboration with local forest officials, naval police, coast guard, and influential people.
As a result, on the one hand, the forest is being destroyed and on the other hand, the environment is under threat. Although the work of erecting temporary houses inside the forest is going on, the forest guards engaged in forest protection have not been found there. Sources said that to keep this work going, the local forest department, coast guard, naval police, and seven to eight places need to be managed with money. The local influencers of Chermontaj Union are involved in this work.
The fishermen of these trawlers bring small fish fry from the sea. Later they are dried. And to speed up this trade, forest trees have been cut to make house. Fishermen are also cutting trees and using them as firewood. As a result, protected forests are being destroyed. However, when contacted to inquire about the comments of dried fish traders on these issues, they did not want to talk.
It has been found that there are 15-20 dried fish places in Sonarchar reserved by the forest department of the upazila. Each house has 3-4 trawlers. Every trawler has illegal nets. In this regard, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mizanur Rahman said that there is no opportunity to do a dried fish village in Sonarchar. Action will be taken with the inquiry.
Charmontaz range officer Moniruzzaman said I do not know the case of giving money to the beat officer. Recently, Sonarchar beat officer Abdur Razzak was transferred because his performance was not good. I still looking for information.
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