Agribusiness
Rotten Hilsa Floods Chandpur Fish Ghat
Large quantities of soft and rotten hilsa, caught in secret during the ban to protect mother hilsa, have been landed at Chandpur's fish ghat since the ban ended.
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FisheriesBarishal division's peak-season hilsa catch fell 23 percent in 2025
Department of Fisheries figures showed 79,310 tonnes of hilsa landed in Barishal division in July-September 2025, 23 percent below 2024 and the lowest in four seasons.
Fisheries
A 2.5 kg Hilsa Sells for Tk 9,200
A 2.5 kg hilsa caught in the Bay of Bengal by a Bhola fisherman fetched Tk 9,200 at auction at Matirhat fish landing in Lakshmipur.
Crops
Burdened With Debt, Fishermen Return to the River as Ban Ends
Jhalakathi's fishermen returned to the rivers at midnight on 25 October after the 22-day hilsa ban, many carrying debts taken on to survive the closure.
Fisheries
Fishermen Back on the River as Ban Ends, Fish Landing Bustles Again
Chandpur's fishermen went back to the rivers after the 22-day ban to protect mother hilsa, but caught little hilsa on the first day and prices stayed high.
Fisheries20 Fishermen Detained on Sandhya River on Last Day of Pirojpur Hilsa Drive
A joint team of the fisheries department, river police and upazila administration detained 20 fishermen on the Sandhya river in Pirojpur's Nesarabad on 25 October 2025, the last day of the hilsa ban. Seized current nets were burned and a mobile court sentenced some of the men.
Fisheries
13 Fishermen Jailed in Barguna for Fishing in Defiance of Hilsa Ban
A mobile court in Barguna has jailed 13 fishermen caught fishing in the Bishkhali river in defiance of the government ban meant to protect mother hilsa.
Fisheries
Hilsa Poached Freely by Night, Sold at Riverside Markets by Morning
The 22-day ban on catching and selling hilsa is being ignored on the Padma and Meghna in Munshiganj, where fish caught at night are sold openly each morning.
Fisheries
Hilsa Being Caught in West Bengal After Ban Ends
Trawlers from the Sundarbans and Digha in West Bengal are landing larger hilsa since an 11-day government ban on fishing was lifted.
Fisheries
Anglers Celebrate the 'Fishing-Rod Season' in Kaliganj
From October to March the beels and rivers of Kaliganj in Gazipur fill with anglers, some fishing for a living and many just for the joy of it.
AgribusinessIndia received 144 tonnes of Bangladeshi hilsa before the puja, Kolkata disappointed
Bangladesh cleared 1,200 tonnes of hilsa for export to India before Durga Puja 2025, but only 144 tonnes had gone by the 5 October deadline. Importers in Howrah blamed a poor catch in Bangladesh and high prices.
Fisheries
93 Per Cent of Fishermen Unaware Banned Nets Harm Fish Breeding
Driven by income needs and debt, 30 to 35 per cent of fishing families use illegal nets, but 93 per cent of them do not know these nets cut fish production and breeding.
FisheriesEight fishers jailed for catching hilsa during the ban in Haimchar, Chandpur
On 12 October 2025 a task force detained 11 fishers in a Meghna river hilsa sanctuary at Haimchar in Chandpur; a mobile court sentenced eight of them to 15 days' rigorous imprisonment each.