Fisheries
Long-Awaited Padma Hilsa Finally Reaches India
Six trucks carrying 30 to 35 tonnes of Padma hilsa entered India through Petrapole ahead of Durga Puja, with retail sales due from Friday.
Categories
Fisheries
Agribusiness
Raid on Faridpur Hilsa Wholesalers 'to Keep Prices Bearable'
The district consumer rights directorate fined a Faridpur hilsa wholesaler Tk 20,000 and warned other traders in a market drive.
Agribusiness
18 Tonnes of Hilsa Go to India in First Shipment
Six trucks carrying 18 tonnes of hilsa entered India through Benapole port in the first shipment, priced at $10 a kg.
Vegetables
What Farmers Should Do in Heavy Rain
A checklist of essential tasks for farmers during heavy rain, from draining fields and staking crops to protecting ponds, livestock and seed.
Vegetables
106 Firms Fined Across the Country
The consumer rights directorate fined 106 firms Tk 6.48 lakh in market drives across 48 districts to keep essential prices stable.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Falls by Tk 150-200 a kg After Raid
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing fell by Tk 150-200 a kg during a consumer directorate raid, then went back up once it ended.
Agribusiness
Raid on Hilsa Depots, Five Fined Tk 42,000
Five hilsa traders at Karwan Bazar and Jatrabari were fined Tk 42,000 after the consumer directorate found evidence of overpricing.
Agribusiness
Consumer Directorate Drive at Barishal Hilsa Market
The consumer rights directorate inspected Barishal's Port Road wholesale fish market after hilsa prices rose on news of exports to India.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Rises Tk 200-300 a kg on News of Exports to India
Wholesale hilsa prices in Chandpur rose by Tk 200-300 a kg on news of exports to India, pushing the fish further beyond ordinary buyers.
Agribusiness
Let the King of Fish Come to the Homes of Poor Subjects
A columnist argues that despite big catches, hoarding syndicates keep hilsa out of reach of ordinary people and calls for cheap government sales.
Fisheries
Army Seizes 1,050kg of Hilsa Being Smuggled to India
Army members seized more than a tonne of hilsa being smuggled to India through Kasba in Brahmanbaria on 23 September and detained one man.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Is Being Exported to India, Not Sent as a Gift: Rizwana Hasan
Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said hilsa is going to India as an export that will earn the government money, not as a gift, while visiting the broken Musapur regulator in Noakhali.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Diplomacy and 'O Amar Desher Mati'
A columnist asks why 3,000 tonnes of hilsa are going to India for Durga Puja against the fisheries adviser's wishes, and reflects on the bonds between the two Bengals.