In a drive by the upazila administration in Harinahati village of Bandhabari union in Kotalipara, Gopalganj, two lakh taka worth of banned Chinese nets were recovered and set on fire. On Wednesday (June 17) morning, the upazila administration conducted a drive to recover Chinese Duari nets in Harinahati village with the assistance of the local village police. During this, 164 pitches of banned Chinese nets worth two lakh taka were recovered from the houses of Chinese net traders Salam Gazi and Harun Gazi. Later, the nets were destroyed by setting fire to them in the presence of Upazila Executive Officer Sagufta Haque at the Upazila Muktijoddha Smriti Plaque and Shilpakala Academy ground. Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer SM Shahjahan Siraj, Upazila Food Controller Officer Bishnupada Majumdar, local dignitaries and some journalists were present on this occasion.