48 kg Baghair fish caught from Jamuna River

A giant Baghair fish, weighing around 48kg, has been caught from the Jamuna River in Dewanganj upazila in Jamalpur district.

Locals said, fisherman Sikandar Ali caught the rare-breed Baghair (Bagarius bagarius) fish by a fishing rod on Friday morning (June 18). Later, a local trader named Md Monsur Ali bought the fish paying Tk43,000.

Jabed Rana, a dweller of Sanandabari village said, it was the largest Baghair sold in the village market.