Fisheries
Save the Jatka and You Save the Hilsa
A student writer argues that killing jatka robs future generations of hilsa and threatens fishers' livelihoods.
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Fisheries
The Pirates Are Gone, but the Hardship Remains
Sea piracy has largely ended around Barguna's Patharghata, but the area's hilsa fishermen remain trapped in poverty by debt, advance-payment chains, disasters and a lack of credit.
Fisheries
Fishing Banned on the Padma and Meghna From Today
A two-month fishing ban to protect jatka began in six river zones including Chandpur's Padma and Meghna, with river police, fisheries staff and the Coast Guard on patrol.
Fisheries
No Hilsa in the Sea, Barguna Fishermen Worried
Fishermen in Barguna are returning from the sea with few hilsa, leaving trawler owners in debt and cutting revenue at the Patharghata fish landing centre.
Fisheries
Fisheries Adviser Orders Quick Committee to Set Fishing Ban Period
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter has directed that a committee be formed quickly to fix the period of the fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal.
Fisheries
Officials Forced Back by Fishermen During Hilsa Protection Drive in Shibchar
Upazila fisheries officials were forced to retreat from a drive on the Padma in Shibchar, Madaripur, when fishermen and locals advanced to attack them.
Fisheries
12 Fishermen Detained in Chandpur for Catching Hilsa in Defiance of Ban
River police detained 12 fishermen for catching hilsa in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in Chandpur in defiance of the breeding-season ban.
Environment
Fishermen Head for Dublar Char
Fishermen from coastal districts are setting out for Dublar Char in the Sundarbans for the five-month dried fish season starting on 1 November.
Fisheries
Barguna Fishermen Head Out for Hilsa as Ban Ends
Barguna's fishing villages came back to life as the 22-day government ban on catching hilsa in the sea and rivers ended at midnight.
Fisheries
Coastal Fishermen Set Out for Hilsa at Midnight
Fishermen in Mongla and along the Sundarbans coast returned to hilsa fishing after the 22-day ban, fearing losses to intruding Indian trawlers.
Fisheries
Fishers Return to the Water at Midnight as 22-Day Hilsa Ban Ends
Fishers in Chandpur are returning to the Padma and Meghna for hilsa and other fish after a 22-day ban to protect brood hilsa.
Fisheries
40 kg of Rice Each for Nearly 2.8 Lakh Fishers Who Stay Off Jatka
The government will give 40 kg of VGF rice each to 280,963 fisher families in 20 districts during the ban on catching jatka.
Fisheries
Why Are Bangladeshi Fishermen Keen to Catch Sharks at Sea?
Officials and researchers say indiscriminate shark catching off Bangladesh's coast is threatening the species, with fins smuggled abroad for soup.