FisheriesNavy ends its brood hilsa campaign with 8.4 million metres of illegal net seized
In 212 operations from 8 to 29 October the navy seized 8,421,670 metres of illegal net, four boats and 570 kg of brood hilsa, worth Tk 61.18 crore in all.
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FisheriesBrood hilsa still caught in the Padma and Jamuna at Shibalaya despite the ban
Seasonal fishers are catching hilsa during the ban along about 25 km of the Padma and Jamuna at Shibalaya, Manikganj, and selling it on the riverbanks at dawn and at night; drives have seized 4.7 million metres of current net.
FisheriesNative fish disappear from Netrokona's haors, 29 species gone
BARCIK data show Netrokona's haors held at least 115 native fish species six decades ago; 61 are found today and 29 have vanished from the area.
OpinionVillage patrols, not just speedboats, can save brood hilsa, argues Mir Mohammad Ali
Mir Mohammad Ali, assistant professor of aquaculture at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, writes that volunteer fishers' patrols, a hotline and incentives are needed to guard rivers when officials are absent during the 22-day ban.
FisheriesSeasonal fishers ready nets and boats in Shibalaya chars before the hilsa ban
Ahead of the 8-29 October hilsa fishing ban, some 1,500 seasonal fishers on the Padma-Jamuna chars of Shibalaya, Manikganj are openly preparing boats and nets, and banned current nets are on sale in Aricha bazaar.
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Native fish scarce in Habiganj's Shayestaganj even at peak season; fishermen hang up their nets
Rivers, canals and beels around Shayestaganj yield less than a quarter of the native fish they did a few decades ago; locals blame filled-in wetlands, pesticide run-off, fry poaching, current and duari nets and erratic rain, and markets are now dominated by farmed fish.
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Chandpur landings hold steady but prices stay high as chars and banned nets squeeze hilsa
Between 100 and 150 maunds a day change hands at the Boro Station landing centre, yet a one-kilogram fish costs over Tk 3,000; a researcher blames silted chars in the Meghna estuary, pollution and current nets for the fish's retreat from fresh water.
FisheriesMobile court jails two fishermen for catching hilsa in the Meghna during the ban
A mobile court in Haimchar, Chandpur, sentenced two fishermen to 20 days in jail each on 7 October 2025 for catching hilsa in the Meghna sanctuary area during the 22-day breeding ban.