Fisheries
Air Force Helicopters Patrol Rivers to Protect Mother Hilsa
Bangladesh Air Force helicopters are flying night surveillance missions over key rivers and coastal areas to stop illegal fishing during the 2025 hilsa breeding season.
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Fisheries
Nine Fishermen Jailed and Fined in Rajbari for Defying Ban
The administration in Rajbari detained nine fishermen in 24 hours for fishing in the Padma during the ban and jailed and fined them.
Fisheries
22-Day Hilsa Ban: Coast Guard Steps Up Watch on Rivers and Sea
Bangladesh Coast Guard is keeping up strict surveillance and drives on rivers, the coast and at sea to protect brood hilsa during the 22-day ban.
Fisheries
Boat Seized with Nets and Hilsa in Rajbari
Drives on the Padma in Rajbari seized 50,000 metres of net, 5 kg of hilsa and a fishing boat that was auctioned for Tk 36,000.
Fisheries
22-Day Ban Begins as Bhola's Fishermen Return to Shore
Bhola's fishermen have returned to shore to obey the 22-day ban, but say the peak season was poor and ask for rice to be handed out quickly.
Crops
Barguna Fishermen Seek Incentive Rice as Hilsa Ban Begins
Fishermen in Barguna who returned from sea with poor catches say they need the promised rice now, while the fisheries office says it will distribute within a week of allocation.
Fisheries
18 Spots on Sugandha and Bishkhali Rivers Marked as Risky for Hilsa Protection
Jhalakathi fisheries officials say fishermen have attacked enforcement teams at some of the 18 spots and will deploy joint forces there during the ban.
Fisheries
How to Farm Thai Sarputi
Thai sarputi, a hardy fish imported from Thailand in 1977, can be raised cheaply in small village ponds and sold after five to six months.
Fisheries
3.5kg Hilsa Sells for Tk 10,000 at Auction in Laxmipur's Ramgati
A hilsa weighing about 3.5kg, caught by a Ramgati fisherman in the Bay of Bengal, sold for Tk 10,000 at auction on 3 October, the eve of a 22-day fishing ban.
Agrotech
Drones to Guard the Meghna to Protect Mother Hilsa
Authorities will use at least four drones to monitor 82 km of the Meghna in Barishal's Hizla and Mehendiganj upazilas during the 22-day ban on catching mother hilsa.
Crops
Marine Biodiversity and the Blue Economy Under Threat
In an opinion piece, journalist Kazi Sayed argues that the open sale and use of banned fine-mesh nets is destroying marine life in the Bay of Bengal and putting Bangladesh's blue economy at risk.
Fisheries
22-Day Special Drive to Protect Mother Hilsa Begins, River Police in the Field
River police chief Additional IGP Kusum Dewan has ordered the force to deploy enough officers for the 22-day Mother Hilsa Conservation Drive 2025 and to step up seizures of illegal nets.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Production Falls 9 Percent in Four Years
Hilsa catch in Bangladesh has fallen by more than 9% in four years and July-August 2025 landings were down nearly 39%, the fisheries ministry said, and the adviser apologised that prices could not be kept low.