Crops
Immature Watermelons Arrive at Chandpur Ghat, Sent Across the Country
Thousands of watermelons arrive by trawler at Chandpur's river ghat every day for dispatch around the country, and buyers complain that many are not yet ripe.
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Fisheries
Jatka Sold in Chandpur in Defiance of Ban
Although catching and selling jatka is banned in Chandpur through March and April, it is being sold openly in areas along the Meghna.
Fisheries
All Fishing Banned for Two Months to Protect Jatka
All fishing is banned in hilsa sanctuaries including the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur from midnight on 28 February to 30 April to protect jatka.
FisheriesHilsa and Buyer Shortage Hit Chandpur's Baro Station Fish Ghat
In mid-January 2026, traders at Chandpur's Baro Station ghat, one of the country's main hilsa landing centres, said daily supply had fallen below 20 maunds against 150 to 200 in past years, while a one-kilogram hilsa sold for Tk 4,000 to Tk 4,500 and buyers left without buying.
CropsMustard blooms across Matlab in Chandpur as farmers hope for a bumper crop
In mid-December 2025 early mustard varieties covered about 1,555 hectares in Chandpur's Matlab upazila, the agriculture office said, and farmers and honey collectors expected a good season if the weather held.
Fisheries
250kg of Jatka Seized from Launch on the Meghna, Distributed to the Needy
The Matlab Uttar upazila fisheries office recovered 250kg of jatka from a passenger launch in an overnight drive on the Meghna and distributed it to orphanages and the poor.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Sells at Tk 4,000 a Kg in Chandpur
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing have roughly tripled as supply falls, with a 1kg fish selling for Tk 4,000 to 4,500.
CropsSap Collectors Busy Tapping Date Palms in Chandpur's Matlab Uttar
As winter set in early in December 2025, gachhis (sap collectors) in Chandpur's Matlab Uttar upazila were tapping date palms; the upazila agriculture office counted about 2,177 trees, most of them being tapped.
Fisheries
2,500kg of Jatka Seized from Launch Goes to Orphanages
The fisheries department seized 2,500kg of jatka from a Dhaka-bound passenger launch on the Meghna in Matlab Uttar and distributed it to orphanages and poor families.
AgribusinessChandpur trawler owner fined Tk 1 lakh over 350 kg of rotten hilsa
On 29 October 2025 the consumer rights directorate seized 350 kg of rotten hilsa from a trawler from Monpura in Chandpur, buried the fish and fined the trawler's owner Tk 1 lakh.
Agribusiness
Rotten Hilsa Floods Chandpur Fish Ghat
Large quantities of soft and rotten hilsa, caught in secret during the ban to protect mother hilsa, have been landed at Chandpur's fish ghat since the ban ended.
Fisheries
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.
Fisheries
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.