Viral videos of mass bird slaughter in Natore spark public outrage
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Graphic video footage documenting the mass slaughter of hundreds of wild herons and mynas in Natore’s Naldanga sub-district has sparked widespread public outrage. The recordings, which began circulating on social media Saturday, show a group of individuals capturing the birds with nets in a marshland before butchering them and stacking the carcasses under a palm tree.
Witnesses report that the incident took place on July 19 at a bill in Khatbila village within the Khajura Union. According to local accounts, the scale of the culling was significant, with an estimated 400 to 500 birds killed. The footage shows at least four men actively participating in the activity, while bystanders failed to intervene or report the slaughter as it occurred.
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Residents of Khatbila identified the individuals allegedly involved in the operation as Biplob Talukdar, Ashik Hossain, Islam Hossain, and Sajib Hossain. Local sources indicate that the men divided the slaughtered birds among themselves before dispersing, and have since gone into hiding following the viral spread of the videos. Attempts to reach the identified individuals for comment via telephone were unsuccessful, as their lines remained disconnected.
The incident has drawn swift condemnation from the public, with social media users calling the perpetrators “enemies of the state” and demanding severe legal repercussions. Critics have expressed frustration that such a large-scale environmental crime could be carried out publicly without any immediate intervention from local authorities.
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Naldanga Upazila Executive Officer Al Emran Khan acknowledged awareness of the viral videos but stated that authorities have been unable to take action due to the lack of a formal, specific complaint. He added that an investigation into the matter is currently underway.
Wildlife experts have denounced the act as a grave violation of environmental protection laws. Jahangir Kabir, a wildlife inspector from the Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division in Rajshahi, emphasized that herons and mynas are essential to the ecosystem and that their systematic killing is a punishable offense that necessitates formal legal action against those responsible.
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