Agribusiness
Fish Bought as a Gift for Kuwait to Be Sold at Auction
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh will auction 20 tonnes of prawns, shrimp and pomfret it bought as a gift for the Kuwaiti government after flight problems stopped the shipment.
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Fisheries
Crops
Why Should Rice Be Washed Well Before Cooking?
Washing rice before cooking removes dust and surface starch and may reduce some contaminants, though for arsenic, cooking in plenty of water and draining it works better.
Fisheries
You Can Eat Hilsa Even With High Cholesterol: Here Is the Right Way
Hilsa's fat is not all harmful and the fish can be part of a healthy diet, provided it is eaten in moderation, cooked with little oil and with a doctor's advice for those with heart disease or high cholesterol.
Fisheries
Two Held Over Facebook Hilsa Sales Scam
Chandpur District Detective Branch has arrested two members of a gang that took money through Facebook adverts for hilsa and other goods, recovering five mobile phones, SIM cards and Tk 60,000.
Agribusiness
Indian Hilsa Cheaper, Local Hilsa Dear as Sea Catch Falls
Local hilsa is selling far above Indian hilsa at Chattogram's Fishery Ghat because a storm signal kept trawlers from bringing in enough fish, but traders expect prices to ease within days.
Vegetables
Flour, Oil and Sugar Prices Climb as Vegetables and Eggs Stay Expensive
Companies have cut the supply of bottled edible oil in Dhaka's markets while loose oil, sugar and flour prices climb and vegetables, fish, meat and eggs stay expensive.
Fisheries
A Popular Bengali Dish from British Times: Chicken Curry with Small Prawns
Chicken curry with small prawns, cooked in the kitchens of steamers crossing the Padma from Goalundo Ghat in British times, became known as the Goalundo Steamer Curry, and it can be made at home.
Fisheries
Plastic in Fish, Plastic in Milk: A Plate Full of Plastic
A senior columnist argues that the plastic Bangladeshis discard in rivers, drains and rubbish heaps can return to their plates as microplastics in fish and milk, making plastic a food-safety issue.
Fisheries
Mix This Bharta with Rice and Taste the Difference: Yardlong Bean and Shrimp Bharta Recipe
A tasty mash of yardlong beans and shrimp, cooked down in mustard oil, can make a plate of hot rice complete on its own.
Fisheries
Lake Victoria fishing communities in Tanzania draw up their own climate adaptation plan
Twenty-five fishers, processors and officials from Muleba and Bukoba districts worked with WorldFish, EMEDO and Tanzania's Department of Fisheries in May 2026 to map erratic rain, warming water and shifting lake levels into a locally led adaptation plan.
Agribusiness
Fisheries Sector Has Met Domestic Demand, Focus Must Now Turn to Exports: Tuku
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said the fisheries sector can now meet domestic demand and should turn its attention to exports.
Vegetables
Bangladesh Aims to End Import Dependence for Onion, Green Chilli and Tomato
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said higher output, storage and technology would end imports of onion, green chilli and tomato within at most four years.
Crops
Locals Catch Fish in Fields Being Ploughed for Aman in Moulvibazar
As fields are ploughed for aman planting in Moulvibazar, native fish come to the surface and local people follow the tillers to catch them.