Fisheries
Navy Keeps Close Watch at Sea and on Rivers to Protect Mother Hilsa
Seventeen navy warships are patrolling nine districts and maritime patrol aircraft are watching the deep sea during the 22-day hilsa ban.
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Bangladesh
FisheriesPower cut to 16 ice factories in Patharghata, Barguna, to enforce hilsa ban
In October 2025 the fisheries department cut power to 16 ice factories in Patharghata, Barguna, to stop trawlers going to sea during the mother hilsa ban, and seized a trawler being loaded with ice.
Agrotech
Barishal Holds River Rally to Mark Mother Hilsa Conservation Drive
A boat rally on the Kirtankhola river in Barishal marked the start of the drive to protect mother hilsa during their main breeding season.
Environment
Breeding-Friendly Habitats Needed to Halt Extinction
Drone-based monitoring, strict law enforcement, food and breeding-friendly habitats could help Bangladesh's animals recover, the writer argues.
Crops
Anthrax Vaccine Costing 80 Paisa Sold for Tk 20 in Gaibandha
Cattle owners in Sundarganj say they are being scared into paying Tk 20 or more for an 80-paisa anthrax vaccine, while the livestock officer says only Tk 10 was allowed.
Environment
The Planet Survives Only If Its Animals Survive
Protecting a few celebrated species such as tigers and elephants will not halt the silent extinction of Bangladesh's wildlife, the writer argues.
Agrotech
Bangladesh's Farm Machinery Market Reaches Tk 12,000 Crore and Keeps Growing
The farm machinery market has grown to about Tk 12,000 crore as labour shortages push mechanisation, but local firms supply less than a third and about 80 percent is imported.
Environment
When Will We Become Aware of Animals' Suffering in the Zoo?
On World Animal Day, a look at how visitors at Dhaka's Mirpur zoo torment caged animals and why that must stop.
Crops
What Farmers Can Do to Produce Safe Food
Safe food is a precondition for national development and can be ensured only through joint efforts of government, producers and consumers, the writers argue.
Crops
Tea Worker Bishnu Hazra's Love of Trees and His Green Revolution
A tea worker in Sreemangal who also sells jhalmuri has spent 28 years planting trees wherever he finds empty ground.
Fisheries
Crowds Flock to All-Night Hilsa Fair in Faridpur
An all-night hilsa fair held every year on the eve of the ban drew thousands of buyers to Bhanga, where fish sold a little below market prices.
Fisheries
22-Day Ban Begins as Bhola's Fishermen Return to Shore
Bhola's fishermen have returned to shore to obey the 22-day ban, but say the peak season was poor and ask for rice to be handed out quickly.
Agribusiness
Buyers Disappointed by Hilsa Prices Even on the Last Day
Crowds filled Bagerhat's KB Bazar on the eve of the hilsa ban, but few large fish and high prices left many buyers disappointed.