Fishermen at Kuakata say illegally converted trawling boats with fine-mesh nets are wiping out fry and brood fish, and accuse officials of taking money to look away, which the officials deny.
As hilsa returns to the nets off Monpura, fishermen say pirates are kidnapping crews for ransom and selling tokens that let boats fish without attack.
Fishermen in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are leaving the trade as the hilsa catch collapses, with blame laid on the economic zone, pollution, changing water flow and climate.
A step-by-step recipe for a sour hilsa curry with amra, tamarind and a pinch of sugar, best eaten with plain rice.
With supply down and rain keeping shoppers away, fish prices at Dhaka's New Market rose, with large hilsa at Tk 2,600 a kg and big pangas at Tk 280.
A practical guide to raising Thai pangas together with tilapia, koi, galda prawn, shing, magur and carp in the same pond for up to 8-10 tonnes an acre a year.
Fish importers in Kolkata have written to the Bangladesh government asking for hilsa exports ahead of Durga Puja, and for the export window's time limit to be lifted.
The Sundarbans tiger count has risen to 125, but poachers and pirates mean the forest is still not safe for tigers or the people who work in it.
The chai, a bamboo fish trap, remains a companion of rural life in the monsoon and a source of income for women in Narayanganj.
Rough weather has kept fishermen from the sea since the fishing ban ended, driving them into debt while hilsa prices stay high.
The monsoon is a gift for fish farming, and planned, scientific management can turn rainwater into real profit.
For a change in the hilsa season, try cooking the fish with pineapple in this simple recipe.
Large hilsa remain scarce and expensive in Dhaka's markets early in the season, with most buyers priced out.
