Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) agents captured 46.5 kg of ilish fish trafficked into India via the Tahirpur border crossing in Sunamganj on Saturday.

The seizure took happened at 3 p.m.

According to BGB sources, the incident occurred while a party of smugglers was transporting ilish fish for illegal export into India via Shahidabad.

After obtaining information, the Lauerghat BGB squad from the Sunamganj-28 BGB sector confronted the smugglers.

When the smugglers noticed the BGB approaching, they abandoned two bags of ilish fish and fled the scene.

Mohidur Rahman, the commander of the Lauerghat BGB camp, acknowledged the incident.