Fisheries
Nationwide Drive to Protect Mother Hilsa
The Department of Fisheries' 22-day drive to protect mother hilsa has so far brought 1,301 cases and prison terms for 1,047 people across 38 districts.
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22 Fishermen Jailed in Faridpur for Catching Hilsa
A mobile court in Faridpur's Sadarpur upazila has jailed 22 fishermen for catching mother hilsa in the Padma during the breeding-season ban.
Fisheries
Fishermen Jailed and Fined in Rajbari for Catching Hilsa During Ban
Fishermen caught taking hilsa on the Rajbari stretch of the Padma in defiance of the government ban were detained over 24 hours and given jail terms or fines.
Fisheries
Attempted Attack on AC Land and Fisheries Officer During Hilsa Drive
An assistant commissioner (land) and an upazila fisheries officer faced an attempted attack while seizing a trawler during a mother hilsa drive in Gosairhat, Shariatpur.
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
50,000 Metres of Current Net Seized in Narayanganj
A joint drive by the upazila administration and fisheries office in Araihazar, Narayanganj, seized 50,000 metres of current net and 8 kg of hilsa.
Fisheries
Four Fishermen Fined for Catching Hilsa in the Jamuna
A mobile court fined four fishermen for catching hilsa in the Jamuna at Chauhali, Sirajganj, in breach of the ban and seized one and a half lakh metres of net.
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.
Fisheries
Five Fined for Buying Hilsa in Breach of Ban
Five people caught buying hilsa in Zajira, Shariatpur, in breach of the breeding-season ban were fined Tk 5,000 each.
Fisheries
Two Maunds of Hilsa Seized While Being Sold in Breach of Ban
The Gosairhat upazila administration seized two maunds of hilsa and a trawler used to sell fish caught on the Meghna in breach of the breeding-season ban.
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.
Fisheries
Air Force Helicopters Patrol Rivers to Protect Mother Hilsa
Bangladesh Air Force helicopters are flying night surveillance missions over key rivers and coastal areas to stop illegal fishing during the 2025 hilsa breeding season.
Fisheries
Man Missing After Jumping Into River to Flee Police With Hilsa
A man returning with hilsa bought during the ban jumped into the Tentulia river in Bauphal, Patuakhali, on seeing a river police patrol and has gone missing.