State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has called for higher poultry output so that egg and chicken prices stay within people's reach while farmers get fair prices.
A fraud ring using fake Facebook pages and cut-price offers for Chandpur hilsa is taking buyers' advance payments and damaging genuine online fish sellers.
Indian traders have again asked Bangladesh for permission to import hilsa ahead of Durga Puja, and the commerce ministry says it views the request positively.
Police have arrested four members of a ring that defrauded people online for a long time by selling hilsa and other goods in Chandpur's name.
A giant hilsa weighing 2kg 560g caught in the Meghna river sold for Tk 15,000 at auction in Monpura, Bhola.
Hilsa jali kebab, made from deboned hilsa and potato dipped in egg and fried, is an easy new way to serve Bengal's favourite fish.
A progress report sent to the Prime Minister's Office on 16 August says most of the 35 actions in the first 180-day programme were fully delivered, from cancelling leases under the 'nets to the fisher, water to the fisher' policy to 100 salt- and drought-tolerant fish farms and insurance for 3,600 a
The Port State Measures Agreement now binds 86 parties representing 110 FAO Members, and generates more than 22,000 vessel inspections a year in almost 700 designated ports.
Hilsa from Gujarat, Mumbai and Myanmar is allegedly being sold as Bangladeshi hilsa in West Bengal's markets, prompting raids by food safety officials.
The third Small-Scale Fisheries Summit at FAO headquarters worked on national action plans for a sector that lands at least 40 percent of the world's fish catch.
Habitat loss, artificial light, pesticides, climate change and unregulated tourism are behind the decline of fireflies, researchers say, and simple steps can help bring them back.
Cooking rui with a nut and mustard paste and fresh lemon leaves gives the familiar fish a new, fragrant taste with little fuss.
Cleaning hilsa quickly, packing it airtight in portions and thawing it slowly in the fridge keeps its taste and quality for longer in the freezer.
