FisheriesA Department of Fisheries committee found that trawler-loads of rotten hilsa landed at Mohipur, Alipur and Char Fasson were caught at sea in breach of the brood-hilsa ban, and part was sold to salted-hilsa traders.
IslamWriting in Desh Rupantor, Nahid Hasan explains the Quranic account of a seaside community forbidden to fish on Saturdays, how some found a way round the ban, and the lessons he draws for Muslims.
AgribusinessA 30,000-tonne shipment of Belarusian muriate of potash is due at New Orleans around 14 October, the first to reach the United States in four years, after Washington eased sanctions on Belaruskali.
An eight-month nationwide ban on catching jatka, young hilsa under 25 centimetres, begins on 1 November and runs until 30 June.
Seasonal bans on fishing in the sea, rivers and Sundarbans run almost all year, leaving Mongla's coastal fishers deep in debt and many without the cards that bring aid.
The Gosairhat upazila administration seized two maunds of hilsa and a trawler used to sell fish caught on the Meghna in breach of the breeding-season ban.
The administration in Rajbari detained nine fishermen in 24 hours for fishing in the Padma during the ban and jailed and fined them.
Bhola's fishermen have returned to shore to obey the 22-day ban, but say the peak season was poor and ask for rice to be handed out quickly.
Chandpur fishermen say the rice they get during the 22-day ban does not last and want cash support too, while officials promise timely aid.
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.
The 22-day ban on catching hilsa ends at midnight on Monday, with fisheries officials and fishermen's leaders disagreeing sharply over how well it was enforced.
