Fisheries
A Fish the Size of a Bolster Pillow
A giant bhola fish of about 78.2 kg caught in the Indian Sundarbans sold for Rs 36,48,200 at Canning fish market.
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Returnee Migrant Benzir Sells Tk 17 Lakh of Pabda in a Single Day
After returning from abroad and losing his business to fire, Benzir of Dumuria in Khulna has made a success of pabda farming.
Fisheries
Hilsa Prices High in Dhaka Markets
Hilsa has returned to Dhaka's Mirpur markets after the breeding ban, but high prices are keeping sales slow.
Fisheries
Pangas Instead of Hilsa in the Rivers
Fishermen setting nets for hilsa after the 22-day ban are catching more pangas, and Barishal's wholesale fish market is now full of them.
Fisheries
Barguna Fishermen Head Out for Hilsa as Ban Ends
Barguna's fishing villages came back to life as the 22-day government ban on catching hilsa in the sea and rivers ended at midnight.
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Seven Maunds of Hilsa Seized on Last Day of Ban
The Coast Guard seized a trawler with 280 kg of hilsa and 40 kg of pangas being taken for sale in Bhola in breach of the fishing ban.
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Hilsa Fishing Resumes Tomorrow on Bhola's Meghna and Tetulia Rivers
Bhola's fishermen are busy mending nets and repairing boats as hilsa fishing resumes on the Meghna and Tetulia after the 22-day ban.
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Coastal Fishermen Set Out for Hilsa at Midnight
Fishermen in Mongla and along the Sundarbans coast returned to hilsa fishing after the 22-day ban, fearing losses to intruding Indian trawlers.
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Native Fish Species Disappearing as Illegal Nets Choke Khansama's Rivers
Illegal nets and fixed traps in the rivers, channels and canals of Khansama upazila in Dinajpur are killing brood fish and pushing native species towards disappearance.
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Fishers Return to the Water at Midnight as 22-Day Hilsa Ban Ends
Fishers in Chandpur are returning to the Padma and Meghna for hilsa and other fish after a 22-day ban to protect brood hilsa.
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Fish Killed After Pond Poisoned Over Old Feud in Muradnagar
A farmer in Muradnagar, Cumilla, says neighbours he is in a land dispute with poisoned his pond, killing fish worth about Tk 40,000.
Fisheries
Hilsa Fishing Resumes at Midnight as 22-Day Ban Ends
Hilsa fishing resumes in the Padma, Meghna and other rivers from midnight on Monday after a 22-day government ban during the main breeding season.
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31kg Baghair Fish at Singra Market
Two live baghair catfish from the Jamuna, weighing 31kg and 11kg, drew crowds at Singra market in Natore and sold for Tk 1,000 and Tk 800 a kg.