Fruits
Rajshahi Businesses Losing Tk 100 Crore a Day
Traders in Rajshahi say the continuing curfew and internet shutdown are costing businesses around Tk 100 crore a day, with mangoes hit hardest.
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Fisheries
Fisheries
West Bengal Fishermen Delighted as Hilsa Arrive in Shoals
After several years of poor catches at this time, fishermen at Digha in West Bengal have netted about seven tonnes of hilsa in a few days of the monsoon.
Fisheries
Ban Over, but Fishermen's Wait Is Not
The 65-day ban on sea fishing ended at midnight on 23 July, but rough seas and the nationwide curfew have left deep-sea fishermen on the Patuakhali coast waiting on shore.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Market Slumps on Transport Crisis
Hilsa arrivals at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing have picked up, but the curfew has cut transport to other districts and kept buyers away.
Crops
What to Do in Fish Farming in the Month of Srabon
As ponds and fields fill with water in the month of Srabon, fish in ponds need special care, including moving fingerlings, raising banks and extra feed.
Fisheries
65-Day Ban Ends, Fishermen Head to Sea
Hilsa fishing has resumed after the 65-day ban on sea fishing, bringing life back to the fishing villages on the coast of Chattogram's Mirsarai upazila.
Agribusiness
Make Mawa Ghat-Style Hilsa Tail Bharta at Home
A recipe for hilsa tail bharta, the mashed dish people flock to Mawa Ghat to eat, made at home from fried hilsa tails.
Fisheries
Let the Ban on Hilsa Fishing Run at the Same Time Across Countries
A Rajshahi University professor argues that Bangladesh's hilsa ban achieves little while neighbouring countries fish at different times, and calls for a single ban period across countries.
Fisheries
A Single Hilsa From the Meghna Sells for Tk 8,700
A hilsa weighing about 3 kg caught in the Meghna off Hatiya in Noakhali sold at auction for Tk 8,700.
Agribusiness
How to tell a fresh hilsa
Hilsa becomes easy to find in the monsoon, but many shoppers are cheated into paying high prices for stale fish; a few simple checks help.
Fisheries
Fish trap market in Jhalakathi
With canals and rivers full in the monsoon, craftsmen in Nalchity, Jhalakathi, are busy weaving bamboo fish traps to meet seasonal demand.
Fisheries
Syndicate sends animal feed market out of control, farmers quitting
Small livestock, poultry and fish farmers say a handful of feed makers are pushing up prices at will, even as the main raw materials have got cheaper, and many have closed their farms.
Fisheries
'We Once Had No Time to Eat, Now We Can't Earn Enough for a Meal'
Barishal's rivers are yielding little hilsa in the peak monsoon season, leaving wholesale markets idle and prices out of reach, which fisheries officials blame on adverse weather.