Fishermen in Chandpur went back to the Padma and Meghna after a two-month ban, but the first night's hilsa catch fell short of hopes even as trade returned to the Boro Station landing.
Mobile courts in Chandpur sent 209 fishermen to jail for catching jatka in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in defiance of the government ban and collected Tk 4,69,900 in fines.
The two-month fishing ban to protect jatka, young hilsa, ends at midnight on 30 April, and Chandpur's fishermen are ready to go back on the Padma and Meghna.
Green mango's sourness, the bite of kasundi and soft, juicy prawns combine in a simple summer dish for guests or family meals.
A Forest Department drive in Kaptai, Rangamati, seized a 16kg baghair, a red-listed endangered fish, which was then destroyed and buried.
The Coast Guard seized jatka and illegal shrimp fry worth about Tk 2 crore from two trucks in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, and released the fry into the Buriganga.
A huge Burma-breed bull named 'Zayed Khan', raised for five and a half years on a lawyer's farm in Aditmari, Lalmonirhat, is priced at Tk 12 lakh for Eid-ul-Azha.
Actress Pori Moni is again the talk of social media after sharing a short video of herself dancing while cooking shrimp.
Fried egg and shrimp, two favourites, combine into a distinctive dish that is quick to make at home.
Fishermen on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur are catching and selling jatka, young hilsa, openly despite a government ban, locals allege.
The upazila administration in Pirojpur's Zianagar served panta bhat with coral and pangas fish rather than hilsa at its Bangla New Year event.
Sky-high prices have put hilsa, the traditional Pohela Boishakh fish, out of reach of many shoppers in Dhaka's markets.
Green mango pudding, mango sandesh and mango doi round off a Pohela Boishakh meal and can be made quickly at home.
