Fisheries
Salted hilsa being prepared at the end of the season
Traders in Chandpur are salting hilsa and boxing its roe at the end of the season, though a poor supply has cut the amount being stored.
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Fisheries
Huge pangas caught in hilsa net, sells for Tk 18,000
A 15 kg pangas caught in a hilsa net in the Bay of Bengal off Kuakata was auctioned for Tk 18,000.
Crops
Will Hilsa Prices Fall at All This Year?
Hilsa prices have kept rising even as the season has begun, with falling catches, bad weather and silted rivers blamed, though officials hope for a better September.
Agribusiness
Selling Hilsa in Pieces Would Let the Poor Eat It Too, Petition Says
A Supreme Court lawyer has asked the government to order hilsa to be sold in cut pieces in peak season so that people of all classes can afford the national fish.
CropsKhulna farmers return to fish farming by raising several species in one gher
Under an FAO and Department of Fisheries climate-resilient fisheries project, community groups in Khulna's Dumuria and Dakop farmed bagda shrimp with carp and brackish-water fish in the same enclosure. In August 2025 members said many who had quit after losses were back.
Fisheries
Hilsa Scarce in the Padma Even at the Height of the Season
Fishermen in Sadarpur, Faridpur, say they are catching almost no hilsa in the Padma despite the peak season, and the few fish landed are small and costly.
Fisheries
Large Hilsa Caught at Kuakata Sells for Tk 5,875
Another fisherman at Kuakata in Patuakhali has netted a hilsa weighing 1 kg 880 grams, which sold for Tk 5,875 at auction.
Fisheries
Another Big Hilsa in a Fisherman's Net at Kuakata, Sold for Over Tk 5,000
A 1kg 700g hilsa caught off Gangamati near Kuakata sold for Tk 5,170 at auction, two days after another big fish fetched Tk 5,625 at the same market.
Fisheries
Three More Native Fish Return to Bengali Plates
The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute has developed breeding and farming methods for three more endangered native small fish, bringing the total restored to 31 species.
Agribusiness
One Hilsa Sold for Tk 5,600
A hilsa weighing 1kg 800g, caught in the sea off Kuakata, was sold at auction for Tk 5,625.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices High in Kolkata
With little supply and no Bangladeshi fish, hilsa is expensive in Kolkata's markets, which are relying on catches from Gujarat and Myanmar.
Fisheries
Patuakhali Fishermen Voluntarily Remove Trawling Gear from Boats
Fishermen at Mohipur removed illegal trawling equipment from their boats on the advice of the district administration and the Department of Fisheries.
Agribusiness
High Prices Make People Forget the Taste of Hilsa
Even in peak season, little hilsa is reaching Barishal's Port Road market, and prices have put the fish out of reach of ordinary buyers.