Fisheries
One-Month Fishing Ban Coming for Haors Too
The government plans to ban fishing in the haors of seven districts from 29 May to 28 June every year, and has invited objections within 60 days.
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Fisheries
Fisheries
How to Farm Shol Fish
Shol, a high-priced predatory fish, is cheap to farm; fry must be collected from the wild and the fish is best raised alongside other species.
Fisheries
This Tiny Fish Knows the Magic of Healing Our Hearts
A 10-member research team has shown for the first time how one gene helps the injured heart of the zebra fish, found in Bengal's ponds and canals, regenerate.
Fisheries
Learn the Technique of Farming Bagda Shrimp in a Tank
Bagda shrimp, a popular and valuable export species, can also be farmed at home in a medium-sized, deep tank.
Fisheries
More Than 100 Native Fish Species 'Nearly Extinct' in Bangladesh
Several familiar native fish species have all but disappeared from Bangladesh's markets in recent decades, with 118 species now endangered.
Fisheries
How Bangladesh's Scientists Are Trying to Save Native Small Fish from Extinction
Although several small fish species in Bangladesh have become endangered in recent decades, total output of these fish has risen sharply thanks to fisheries scientists' research.
Fisheries
'The Member Wanted Tk 4,000 From Me; I Didn't Pay, So I Got No Rice'
About 52,000 fishermen in Lakshmipur and Chandpur are left out of rice aid during the two-month fishing ban on the Meghna, pushing many back onto the river.
Crops
Pest Attack Worries Sweet Pumpkin Farmers in Abhaynagar
Sweet pumpkin fields in several villages of Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore have been hit by pests, and farmers say pesticides are not working.
Fisheries
How to Look After Your Fish Farm in Winter
Winter brings falling appetite, low oxygen and disease to fish farms, and farmers need to manage sunlight, oxygen, pH and water quality to keep fish healthy.
Fisheries
The 'Wolf' That Roams the Dark of the Sea
With powerful teeth and a fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish lives in the cold depths of the North Atlantic and feeds on shelled molluscs and crustaceans.
Crops
Ten Days Into Fishing Ban, Bhola Fishermen Still Without Government Rice
Ten days into a two-month ban on all fishing in Bhola's Meghna and Tentulia rivers, fishermen have not received the government rice allocated to them.
Agribusiness
2.4kg Hilsa Caught in Bishkhali River, Asking Price Tk 14,500
A hilsa weighing 2 kg 400 g caught in the Bishkhali river drew crowds at Barguna fish market, where the trader who bought it asked Tk 14,500.
Fisheries
25 Maunds of Seized Jatka Given to Orphanages
The Matlab Uttar fisheries office and coast guard seized 1,000 kg of jatka from the launch MV Bandhan-5 on the Meghna and distributed it to orphanages and the poor.