EnvironmentStructures on both banks and refuse from markets and drains have silted up the Nabaganga where it runs past Magura town; fishers say there is nothing left to catch, and the water board says dredging of 44 km of the river will start soon.
FisheriesWith too few hilsa in the Bay, fishers, trawler owners and traders in Sarankhola and along the Bagerhat coast owe lakhs of taka, and the 22-day fishing ban has added to the strain.
FisheriesAt a VGF rice distribution for the brood hilsa campaign in Chandpur, fisheries and agriculture minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid blamed shoaling, pollution and sandbars for the fall in hilsa supply.
FisheriesAt a consultation in Kochi on India's National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries, fishers called for disaster preparedness, income support on days lost to bad weather and recognition of women as fishers.
FisheriesUnder the PMMSY scheme India approved 392 subsidised deep-sea vessels for traditional fishers in 2020-25, but only 131 have been ordered by September 2026, and early owners in Kerala report defective boats, delayed subsidies and mounting debt, a Mongabay-India investigation finds.
FisheriesAhead of the nationwide hilsa ban from 8 October, fishers in Amtali and Taltali in Barguna say their nets come up nearly empty, and much of what they catch is small.
FisheriesFor the 22-day ban protecting spawning hilsa, the government has allocated 1,657 tonnes of VGF rice for 646,290 fishing families in 168 upazilas of 38 districts, to be handed out by 8 October.
FisheriesAt a WorldFish co-design workshop in Ulubunia village near the Sundarbans, fishing households in Mongla named four priorities: safer water and salinity control, better warnings and shelters, diversified livelihoods and stronger local services.
FisheriesFor the 8-29 October ban, Chandpur will set up five temporary police camps in its 70 km sanctuary, block canal mouths and shut ice factories; 41,390 fishers in the district will get 25 kg of food aid each.
FisheriesPuti, shing, magur and taki caught overnight in Kuruliya beel are sold at dawn in Chatmohar and carried by traders to city markets, but blocked canals, water hyacinth and pesticide run-off are cutting the beel's fish.
FisheriesDaily hilsa arrivals at Barishal's Port Road landing rose from 75 to 160 maunds in a week and prices fell by Tk 14,000 to Tk 30,000 a maund; fishers and traders want the 8-29 October ban pushed back by at least 10 days.
EnvironmentA deep depression over the north Andaman Sea has prompted local cautionary signal 3 at Chattogram and Cox's Bazar ports, and fishing boats have been told to stay out of the deep sea.
A photo story from Dimer Char, a quiet stretch of beach and mangrove where the Sundarbans meets the Bay of Bengal.
