Fruits
For a Pohela Boishakh Feast, Add Three Mango Desserts
Green mango pudding, mango sandesh and mango doi round off a Pohela Boishakh meal and can be made quickly at home.
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Fisheries
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices High, Broiler Chicken Cheaper
Broiler and Sonali chicken prices have fallen in Dhaka's markets, but hilsa, the Pohela Boishakh favourite, remains as expensive as before.
Fisheries
Five Fishermen Jailed for Catching Jatka in Chandpur
A mobile court in Chandpur Sadar jailed five fishermen for catching jatka in a Meghna river sanctuary in breach of the ban.
Fisheries
No Hilsa, But There Is Sarpunti, Sir
A department's decision to serve sarpunti instead of hilsa at its Pohela Boishakh celebration prompts a reflection on hilsa prices, inequality and food culture.
Fisheries
Make Steamed Hilsa in Banana Leaf at Home This Boishakh
A simple recipe for bhapa ilish, hilsa steamed in banana leaf with mustard and coconut paste, for the Pohela Boishakh table.
Agribusiness
Boishakh Pushes Up Prices Even in the 'Home of Hilsa', Tk 3,500 a Kg
Traders in Bhola raised hilsa prices sharply ahead of Pohela Boishakh, with a one-kg fish reaching Tk 3,500, the highest in several years.
Agribusiness
One Kg-Size Hilsa for Tk 4,500!
Ahead of Pohela Boishakh, a single one-kg hilsa was selling for Tk 4,500 at a Dhaka superstore as prices rose across the capital's markets.
Fisheries
Stop Catching Jatka, and Hilsa Will Fill the Seas and Rivers
A fisheries specialist writes that Jatka Conservation Week 2026 is a call to spare young hilsa so that the country's rivers fill with hilsa again.
Fisheries
Serve Fish Khoya Polao on a Special Day
A recipe for fish khoya polao, a rich and fragrant dish of spiced fish on polao cooked with khoya kheer, saffron and nuts.
Fisheries
How to Cook Mola Fish Chorchori
A simple recipe for mola fish chorchori, a traditional Bengali home dish cooked in mustard oil without water.
Crops
Indrajit Hopes to Sell Tk 80 Lakh Worth of Fish
A fish farmer in Magura who leased seven acres of ponds for native and high-value fish expects total sales of about Tk 80 lakh.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Production: Crisis, the Minister's Assurance and a Hard Reality
With hilsa output at its lowest in eight years, a columnist argues the minister's assurances must be matched by tougher, science-based and humane action.
Crops
Rivers, Sea and Human Pressure Push Hilsa Towards Danger
Hilsa production has fallen for two years running and the fish are getting smaller, as silted rivers, pollution, climate change and overfishing threaten Bangladesh's national fish.