A fisherman on the Padma in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari caught a 23-kilogram catla early on Thursday, 12 November. After changing hands twice, the fish was bought by a businessman in Dhaka's Gulshan for Tk 57,500.
Local fishermen said Lutfar Rahman had gone out before dawn near the Daulatdia ferry ghat and caught the catla in a chap net cast close to the ghat.
In the morning he brought it to Rezaul Mondal's wholesale stall at the ferry ghat. At about 6am local fish trader Chandu Molla bought it at auction for Tk 2,400 a kilogram, Tk 55,200 in all.
Chandu Molla said he posted photos and a video of the fish on his Facebook account and contacted acquaintances in Bangladesh and abroad. A Gulshan businessman then bought it from him for Tk 57,500, giving him a profit of Tk 100 a kilogram.
Between the river and the final buyer, the price of the fish rose by Tk 2,300 within a few hours. The report was filed by Prothom Alo's Rajbari correspondent.
Photo: Khalid Mahmood / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Source: Prothom Alo
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