Fisheries
MP Hopeful Who Ran Into Trouble Over Hilsa Now Offers Beef for Tk 1
An independent parliamentary hopeful in Faridpur-4, whose offer of hilsa for Tk 10 ended in chaos, has now announced he will give out beef for Tk 1.
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Bangladesh
Vegetables
Selling Pumpkin Flowers Brings Extra Income in Magura
In Magura, villagers such as Zaheda Begum are earning extra money by picking male pumpkin flowers from their yards and selling them in town.
Fisheries
Hilsa Poached Freely by Night, Sold at Riverside Markets by Morning
The 22-day ban on catching and selling hilsa is being ignored on the Padma and Meghna in Munshiganj, where fish caught at night are sold openly each morning.
Environment
Dead Crocodile With Rope Around Its Neck Found Floating in Mongla
The forest department has recovered a dead crocodile with a rope tied around its neck from the Narkeltala canal in Mongla.
Fisheries
Fisheries Department Raid Team Attacked in Barishal, 15 Injured
Fishermen defying the hilsa ban attacked a fisheries department raid team on the Meghna in Barishal, injuring at least 15, the second attack in 24 hours.
Crops
Artificial Fertiliser Crisis in Naogaon Raises Fears for Potato Farming
Dealers in Naogaon are accused of creating an artificial fertiliser shortage and overcharging for DAP ahead of the early potato season.
Crops
Pest Attacks Leave Meherpur Rice Farmers at a Loss
Farmers in Meherpur are struggling with stem borer, brown planthopper and foot rot in their aman paddy, and say pesticides and official advice are falling short.
CropsKaliganj farmer Kamruzzaman Sheikh turns vermicompost into a village business
Kamruzzaman Sheikh of Azmatpur in Kaliganj, Gazipur, began making vermicompost in 2023-24 with help from the upazila agriculture office; by October 2025 his unit was selling more than a tonne a month and neighbours had followed him.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Rajbari's Shibrampur With Song
Thousands of open-billed storks are breeding in a family garden at Shibrampur in Rajbari, where owners and villagers guard them and ask the government to make it a sanctuary.
Fisheries
Indian Fishermen Taking Fish While Bangladesh's Ban Is On, Barguna Fishermen Allege
Fishermen in Barguna say Indian trawlers fish in Bangladeshi waters while the hilsa ban keeps them ashore, but the district fisheries office says patrols make that impossible.
Crops
Asit Basu's Mushroom Farm Sells 100kg a Month
Farmer Asit Basu has started mushroom farming in Narail for the first time and now sells about 100kg of oyster mushrooms a month.
Fisheries
Hilsa Fishing Goes On Despite Crackdown
More than two weeks into the 22-day drive to protect mother hilsa, fishermen are still catching hilsa and attacking enforcement teams, according to a BBC Bangla field report.
Fisheries
Ice Brought by Truck to Prepare for Hilsa Fishing, Seized in Raid
The administration in Ramgati, Lakshmipur, has seized ice-laden trucks, trawlers and nets from fishermen preparing to catch hilsa illegally during the ban.