Agribusiness
BGB Seizes 895 kg of Hilsa Being Smuggled to India
Border Guard Bangladesh seized 895 kg of hilsa in two drives on the Cumilla and Sunamganj borders as it was being smuggled into India.
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Fisheries
Fisheries
620 kg of Hilsa Seized While Being Smuggled to India
BGB seized 620 kg of hilsa being smuggled into India from the Burichang border in Cumilla, and the fish was sold at auction.
Fisheries
India Must Change Narrative That All but One Party Are Extremists
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain said India needs to change its narrative that everyone except one party in Bangladesh is an extremist.
Agribusiness
Indian Importers Appeal to Bangladesh for Hilsa
An Indian fish importers' body has written to Bangladesh's interim government asking it to allow hilsa exports for Durga Puja after a ban was imposed.
Fisheries
275 kg of Hilsa Seized While Being Smuggled to India
BGB seized 275 kg of hilsa being smuggled into India at the Doarabazar border in Sunamganj after the smugglers fled.
Fisheries
Hilsa Seized While Being Smuggled to India
BGB seized 18 hilsa being smuggled into India through the Mirsarai border in Chattogram, and the fish was later sold at auction.
Fisheries
Trapped in Debt, Fishermen Want Relief from 65-Day Ban
Fishermen and traders at Alipur-Mohipur in Patuakhali say the 65-day sea fishing ban and repeated bad weather have trapped them in debt and want the ban lifted.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Out of Reach, No Relief on Other Fish Either
Hilsa dominates Dhaka's fish markets in peak season, but prices of up to Tk 2,500 a kg are sending most buyers home disappointed, and other fish are dear too.
Fisheries
Enjoy Pineapple Hilsa for a Holiday Lunch
Most people have tried hilsa in mustard paste, bhapa or paturi, but pineapple hilsa is a dish worth trying, and here is an easy recipe.
Agribusiness
News of Drive Brings Tk 1,800 Hilsa Down to Tk 1,500
A consumer rights drive at Faridpur's Haji Shariatullah hilsa market brought prices down by Tk 200 to Tk 300 a kg, and two wholesalers were fined.
Crops
Good Jute Prices Bring Smiles to Joypurhat Farmers
Joypurhat's farmers are pleased with this year's jute prices, which are better than in recent years, and ample water has made retting easy.
Crops
Canal Bank Breach Floods Thousands of Hectares of Paddy in Chuadanga
The bank of the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) project's main canal broke in Alamdanga, flooding Aman paddy, homes, retting jute and fish ponds.
Crops
Lalmonirhat's Mehedi Dreams of Extra Income
A young graduate in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, is drawing attention by growing gourds and vegetables in sacks raised above the water of his fish farm.