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Jagonews2428 October 20251 min read

Farmer Dies After Snakebite Treated With Healer's Incantations

Abul Bashar Howlader, a farmer in Patuakhali's Galachipa, died after a snakebite when his family called a village healer before taking him to hospital.

Jagonews2427 October 20253 min read

Hilsa Catch Falls 23 Percent in Peak Season

Barishal division's peak-season hilsa catch fell 23 percent from last year to 79,310 tonnes, the lowest in four years, amid overfishing and silted rivers.

Jagonews2427 October 20252 min read

Papaya Farming Brings Smiles to a Sonargaon Farmer

Sonargaon farmer Abu Taher switched to papaya this year in hope of higher profit and is now enjoying the yield he hoped for.

Agribusiness

Nets Fail to Bring in the Hilsa Fishermen Hoped For

Although the hilsa ban has ended, Patuakhali's markets have little hilsa and high prices, and fishermen say their nets are coming up almost empty.

Jagonews2426 October 20253 min read

Ban Ends at Midnight, Fishermen Arrive With Huge Hilsa Catches by Morning

Fishermen landed thousands of hilsa at Patuakhali's Alipur-Mohipur on the morning the 22-day ban ended, though much of the catch had rotted because ice plants were closed.

Mother Hilsa Drive: 3,173 Arrested, 1,221 Boats Seized in 22 Days

River police arrested 3,173 people and seized 1,221 vessels during the 22-day nationwide drive to protect breeding hilsa.

Fishermen Back on the River After Ban, but Hoped-For Hilsa Is Missing

Bhola's fishermen say they are catching koral, pangas and poa but little hilsa since the ban ended, while the district fisheries officer says catches meet hopes.

Zero Pass Rate, and a Raipura College's Field Is Ploughed

After all its HSC candidates failed, a Raipura college ploughed its playing field to grow vegetables, then dropped the plan once the media reported it.

Pangas Rules the Hilsa Landing

Chandpur's fishermen found little hilsa on the first day after the 22-day ban, but large river pangas filled the Boro Station landing and cheered them.

Jagonews2426 October 20251 min read

A 2.5 kg Hilsa Sells for Tk 9,200

A 2.5 kg hilsa caught in the Bay of Bengal by a Bhola fisherman fetched Tk 9,200 at auction at Matirhat fish landing in Lakshmipur.

Ismail's Poultry Farms Provide Jobs for More Than 100 People

Akkelpur poultry farmer Ismail Hossain Tuku has grown from three sheds of Sonali chicks in 2000 to eight farms employing 120 people, and has helped others start farms.

Jagonews2426 October 20253 min read

Burdened With Debt, Fishermen Return to the River as Ban Ends

Jhalakathi's fishermen returned to the rivers at midnight on 25 October after the 22-day hilsa ban, many carrying debts taken on to survive the closure.

Farmers Hope to Recover Through Early Potato Farming

Before winter sets in, farmers in Nilphamari are rushing to plant early potatoes, hoping good early-season prices will make up for last year's losses.

Fishermen Back on the River as Ban Ends, Fish Landing Bustles Again

Chandpur's fishermen went back to the rivers after the 22-day ban to protect mother hilsa, but caught little hilsa on the first day and prices stayed high.

Jagonews2426 October 20254 min read

Despair Over the Golden Fibre as Farmers Turn Away From Jute

Gaibandha's jute farmers, who sold early at low prices to pay debts, are missing out on this season's price rise and turning to other crops.

20 Fishermen Detained in Pirojpur on Last Day of Hilsa Drive

On the last day of the hilsa conservation drive, a joint team in Pirojpur's Nesarabad detained 20 fishermen and burned seized current nets.