Fisheries
River Drill in Barishal to Protect Mother Hilsa
Barishal district administration held a river drill on the Kirtankhola on 13 October to protect mother hilsa during the breeding season.
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Agribusiness
Consumer Directorate Drive at Barishal Hilsa Market
The consumer rights directorate inspected Barishal's Port Road wholesale fish market after hilsa prices rose on news of exports to India.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices High in Barishal as Supply Falls Short
Hilsa supply at Barishal's largest wholesale market has dropped far below normal at the peak of the season, and buyers say prices are out of reach.
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.
Crops
Cyclone Remal Causes Tk 509 Crore Crop Losses in Barishal Region
Cyclone Remal caused crop losses of Tk 508 crore 97 lakh 72 thousand in the coastal Barishal region alone, affecting nearly 173,491 farmers.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Double in a Year in Barishal
Hilsa prices in Barishal have doubled from a year ago as catches from rivers dry up amid low water and a heatwave.
Agribusiness
40-Year-Old 'Fai Bot' Bonsai Priced at Tk 5.5 Lakh at Barishal Tree Fair
A 40-year-old bonsai 'Fai Bot' tree priced at Tk 5.5 lakh is the talk of Barishal's divisional tree fair.
Environment
Barishal Police Distribute 1,000 Saplings
One thousand tree saplings were distributed among police offices in Barishal on 23 July.
Fisheries
Crocodile Caught in Fisherman's Net in the Jayanti River
A crocodile was caught in a fisherman's net in the Jayanti river in Muladi upazila of Barishal on 17 July, and wildlife officials set out from Dhaka to take charge of it.
Agribusiness
29-Maund 'Titanic' Up for Sale at Tk 8 Lakh
A huge Friesian bull called 'Titanic' at a Babuganj farm is on offer for Tk 8 lakh ahead of the Eid sacrifice.
Crops
Barishal Traders in Trouble Over Three Vegetables
Wholesalers at Barishal's Multipurpose City Market cannot sell cauliflower, cabbage and turnip even at Tk 2 to 4 a kg as the winter season ends.
Agribusiness
'Barishaler Boss', the District's Biggest Bull
A 55-maund bull called 'Barishaler Boss', raised on a farm in Agailjhara and priced at Tk 35 lakh, is the biggest in Barishal district, the district livestock officer says.
Crops
Fishing Cat Dies in Electric Rat Trap in Gournadi
A fishing cat was killed by an electrified wire a farmer had set around his paddy field to kill rats in Gournadi, Barishal.