Hilsa Catch Low, Prices Sky-High in Chandpur
Fishing has resumed in the Padma and Meghna after the 22-day ban, but a poor hilsa catch has kept prices at Chandpur's fish ghat very high.
Fishing has resumed in the Padma and Meghna after the 22-day ban, but a poor hilsa catch has kept prices at Chandpur's fish ghat very high.
River police detained a Krishi Bank assistant general manager and 13 others for catching hilsa in the Meghna at the end of the ban period.
District and upazila task forces in Chandpur detained 214 fishermen for catching mother hilsa during the 22-day breeding ban.
Several drives on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur detained 27 fishermen for catching mother hilsa during the ban.
River police detained 12 fishermen for catching hilsa in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in Chandpur in defiance of the breeding-season ban.
The district and upazila task force in Chandpur arrested 10 fishermen for catching hilsa in defiance of the government ban.
A mobile court in Chandpur jailed 14 fishermen for catching hilsa in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in defiance of the ban.
A Chandpur district task force detained 36 fishermen in 24 hours for catching mother hilsa in the Padma and Meghna rivers.
A mobile court in Chandpur has jailed nine fishermen for catching hilsa in the Meghna in defiance of the ban and released five minors on bonds.
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter told an awareness meeting in Bhola that the home of hilsa will be Bhola, not Chandpur.
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter visited the Padma-Meghna hilsa sanctuary in Chandpur to inspect the mother hilsa conservation drive.
Police in Chandpur detained 63 fishers in 24 hours for catching hilsa in defiance of the ban, and 43 of them were given sentences of various terms.
River police detained 55 fishers in separate drives in the Chandpur river region over 24 hours for catching hilsa in defiance of the ban.