Agribusiness
Plenty of Fish in Mirsarai Market, but Prices Are High
Fish is pouring into markets in Mirsarai, Chattogram, after the 22-day hilsa ban, but prices remain high.
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Fisheries
Hilsa Research Under Way in Chandpur
Researchers from the Fisheries Research Institute's riverine station in Chandpur are surveying hilsa at local landing ghats during and after the breeding ban.
Agribusiness
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.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Rises After Ban Ends
Hilsa and other fish supplies have risen in Jhalakathi's markets since the ban ended, and most prices are slightly lower than last week.
Fisheries
Ban Ends at Midnight, 3 Lakh Fishermen Ready to Catch Hilsa
Fishermen in Bhola were preparing boats and nets to return to the Meghna and Tetulia as the 22-day hilsa ban ended at midnight on 3 November.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Sold Openly in Faridpur Despite Ban
Despite a ban on catching and selling hilsa, the fish was being sold freely from morning to evening at a market on the Padma in Faridpur.
Fisheries
No Escape from Debt Even in Death
Dadon advances and loans are the bane of more than a million fishermen in 19 coastal districts, and the debts pass to their families even after they die.
Agribusiness
High Court Issues Rule Over Government Failure to Control Hilsa Prices
The High Court has issued a rule asking why the government's inaction over hilsa prices inflated by illegal stockpiling and syndicates should not be declared unlawful.
Fisheries
Hilsa Fishing Allegedly Aided by Drive Trawler Driver
Drivers of the trawlers used in hilsa protection drives on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are accused of tipping off fishermen for money.
Fisheries
Mother Hilsa Poached Freely on Sugandha and Bishkhali Rivers Despite Ban
Despite the government ban, seasonal fishers in Nalchhiti upazila of Jhalakathi are netting brood hilsa on the Sugandha and Bishkhali rivers, slipping past enforcement teams.
Fisheries
65 kg of Hilsa Seized on First Day of Ban Goes to Orphanages
Drives on the first day of the ban in Noakhali Sadar and Begumganj upazilas seized 65 kg of hilsa, which was then distributed among orphanage students.
Fisheries
22-Day Fishing Ban Begins on the Padma and Meghna
The government has banned catching all fish, including hilsa, on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur for 22 days, from midnight on 12 October until 3 November.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Sold by Loudspeaker in Kalapara Rush
On the last day before a 22-day ban on catching all fish, including hilsa, in the sea and rivers, markets across Kalapara in Patuakhali were busy selling hilsa.