Fisheries
Fish trap market in Jhalakathi
With canals and rivers full in the monsoon, craftsmen in Nalchity, Jhalakathi, are busy weaving bamboo fish traps to meet seasonal demand.
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Fish
Fisheries
What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Hilsa
Hilsa, in high demand during the monsoon, is packed with omega-3 fatty acids, protein, vitamins and minerals that benefit many parts of the body.
Fisheries
Fishermen Despair as Hilsa Elude Nets in the Meghna and Tentulia
Despite the start of the peak hilsa season, fishermen on Bhola's Meghna and Tentulia rivers are catching few fish and struggling with debts.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Rises in Chandpur
Hilsa supply has increased at Chandpur's Baro Station fish landing after a long time, ahead of the peak season from July.
Agribusiness
Big Hilsa Caught in Payra River During Sea Fishing Ban
Large hilsa are on sale in Patuakhali during the 65-day sea fishing ban, and sellers say most of them were caught in the Payra river.
Vegetables
How to Keep Your Food Safe
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sets out four simple steps at home to protect families from food poisoning.
Crops
Fish Diseases and Their Remedies: What Pond Farmers Should Know
The start of the fish-farming season is the time to watch fry and grown fish for disease and treat it at once, with set doses for each problem.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Double in a Year in Barishal
Hilsa prices in Barishal have doubled from a year ago as catches from rivers dry up amid low water and a heatwave.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Scarce in Padma and Meghna, Fishermen Frustrated
Fishermen are catching little hilsa in the Padma and Meghna after the two-month ban, leaving Chandpur's main fish landing quiet and prices high.
Agribusiness
Fishers Back on River After Two Months, but Hilsa Scarce
With the two-month jatka protection drive over, thousands of Chandpur fishers are back on the Padma and Meghna, but they are catching other fish rather than hilsa.
Fisheries
Chandpur Could Produce 6 Lakh Tonnes of Hilsa
Chandpur is expected to produce six lakh tonnes of hilsa this year after a two-month fishing ban in its sanctuary was strictly enforced, the district fisheries officer said.
Crops
Mirsarai's Ahidun Nabi Succeeds With Fish Farming
After losing his first batch and suffering in the pandemic, Ahidun Nabi of Mirsarai turned a small biofloc pond into a fish and cattle business with Tk 40 lakh in capital.
Fisheries
The Stingray, the Sea's Lazy Creature
The stingray, called shapla pata fish in Bengali, is a slow-moving sea creature with a venomous tail that is protected in Bangladesh but still sold openly.