FisheriesHilsa back at Chandpur's Boro Station landing after 22-day ban
About 1,000 maunds of hilsa reached Chandpur's fish landing on the first day after the ban; one-kilogram fish sold for Tk 2,100 to 2,300 a kg.
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LivestockPoultry farm waste in canals and ponds sickens a Matlab Uttar village, residents say
Over a hundred families in West Ludhua, Matlab Uttar, Chandpur, say a poultry farm dumps droppings and waste into canals and ponds, fouling the water and stopping fish farming; the Department of Environment says it will inspect.
HealthNo operating theatre at Haimchar health complex, and a 50-bed upgrade seven years late
The only government hospital for about 144,000 people in Chandpur's Haimchar upazila has 56 of 131 posts vacant, no consultant, no operating theatre, X-ray or ultrasound, and an upgrade from 31 to 50 beds begun in 2019 is still unfinished.
FisheriesBangladesh's hilsa catch has fallen for five years, and so have eggs and fry
Output fell from 565,000 tonnes in 2020-21 to about 500,000 tonnes in 2024-25; Chandpur officials and scientists blame silted rivers, pollution and destructive nets.
FisheriesHilsa hits Tk 3,000 a kg in Chandpur ahead of the 22-day breeding-season ban
A one-kilogram hilsa that cost Tk 2,500 two weeks ago now sells for Tk 2,800-3,000; all fishing in sanctuary areas is banned from 8 to 29 October, the fisheries office says.
Agribusiness
Two traders fined for keeping rotten hilsa for sale at Chandpur fish landing
The National Consumer Rights Protection Directorate fined two traders at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing Tk 6,000 for keeping rotten hilsa for sale, and two hotels Tk 4,000 for having no price lists.
Agribusiness
The Cheap Hilsa Trap: How Fraudsters Are Taking Buyers' Money Online
A fraud ring using fake Facebook pages and cut-price offers for Chandpur hilsa is taking buyers' advance payments and damaging genuine online fish sellers.
Fisheries
Four Arrested for Online Fraud Selling Hilsa in Chandpur's Name
Police have arrested four members of a ring that defrauded people online for a long time by selling hilsa and other goods in Chandpur's name.
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Floating Water Hyacinth Beds Grow Chemical-Free Vegetables and Seedlings in Faridganj
Water hyacinth that once choked the Dakatia river is now composted into floating beds on which about 110 farmers in Faridganj grow chemical-free vegetables and seedlings.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Falls by Tk 200 a Kg in Chandpur
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Borostation fish landing have fallen by about Tk 200 a kg in a week, though supply is still short of demand.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Up in Chandpur but Prices Still Beyond Reach
Hilsa supply has increased at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing, one of the country's largest, but prices remain beyond the reach of ordinary buyers.
Fisheries
Two Held Over Facebook Hilsa Sales Scam
Chandpur District Detective Branch has arrested two members of a gang that took money through Facebook adverts for hilsa and other goods, recovering five mobile phones, SIM cards and Tk 60,000.
Fisheries
Buyers Crowd Chandpur Fish Landing for Hilsa on Weekly Holiday
Buyers from around the country crowded the Boro Station fish landing in Chandpur on the weekly holiday to buy hilsa, though short supply kept prices high.