Agribusiness
Plenty of Fish in Mirsarai Market, but Prices Are High
Fish is pouring into markets in Mirsarai, Chattogram, after the 22-day hilsa ban, but prices remain high.
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Fisheries
Fisheries
Hilsa Research Under Way in Chandpur
Researchers from the Fisheries Research Institute's riverine station in Chandpur are surveying hilsa at local landing ghats during and after the breeding ban.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Catch Low, Prices Sky-High in Chandpur
Fishing has resumed in the Padma and Meghna after the 22-day ban, but a poor hilsa catch has kept prices at Chandpur's fish ghat very high.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Rises After Ban Ends
Hilsa and other fish supplies have risen in Jhalakathi's markets since the ban ended, and most prices are slightly lower than last week.
Crops
Krishi Bank AGM Held While Catching Hilsa in Chandpur
River police detained a Krishi Bank assistant general manager and 13 others for catching hilsa in the Meghna at the end of the ban period.
Fisheries
214 Fishermen Held in Chandpur During Hilsa Breeding Season
District and upazila task forces in Chandpur detained 214 fishermen for catching mother hilsa during the 22-day breeding ban.
Fisheries
Ban Ends at Midnight, 3 Lakh Fishermen Ready to Catch Hilsa
Fishermen in Bhola were preparing boats and nets to return to the Meghna and Tetulia as the 22-day hilsa ban ended at midnight on 3 November.
Fisheries
11 Fishermen Held for Catching Hilsa in Violation of Ban
A mobile court in Hatiya detained 11 fishermen for catching hilsa during the ban and gave the 400 kg of seized fish to orphanages and the poor.
Fisheries
27 Fishermen Held in Chandpur for Catching Hilsa in Defiance of Ban
Several drives on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur detained 27 fishermen for catching mother hilsa during the ban.
Fisheries
Officials Forced Back by Fishermen During Hilsa Protection Drive in Shibchar
Upazila fisheries officials were forced to retreat from a drive on the Padma in Shibchar, Madaripur, when fishermen and locals advanced to attack them.
Fisheries
12 Fishermen Detained in Chandpur for Catching Hilsa in Defiance of Ban
River police detained 12 fishermen for catching hilsa in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in Chandpur in defiance of the breeding-season ban.
Fisheries
10 Fishermen Arrested for Catching Hilsa in Meghna Despite Ban
The district and upazila task force in Chandpur arrested 10 fishermen for catching hilsa in defiance of the government ban.
Fisheries
Attack on Hilsa Protection Drive in Shariatpur Leaves 8 Injured
Eight fisheries department staff were injured when attackers struck a mother hilsa protection drive on the Padma in Zajira, Shariatpur.