Fruits
Serve Tasty 'Aam Sorshe Ilish' for the New Year
With Pohela Boishakh falling in Ramadan, hilsa cooked with green mango and mustard makes a festive dinner after iftar.
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VideoThe Fish Market at Mawa's Padma Ghat
The fish market beside Mawa ferry ghat in Munshiganj has traded fish from the Padma and nearby rivers and beels for more than four decades.
Fisheries
Hilsa Rising in Bangladesh, but Why Is It Falling in Myanmar?
Unregulated fishing and small-mesh nets are threatening hilsa in Myanmar's Irrawaddy river, a BBC Burmese investigation found.
Fisheries
Is Hilsa Becoming a Freshwater Fish?
A joint study in India has found that many hilsa entering freshwater rivers from the sea to spawn never go back to the sea.
Fisheries
Hilsa From Payra and Bishkhali Rivers Sold at Night in Barguna
Local fishers in Barguna bring hilsa from the Payra and Bishkhali rivers to small roadside markets at night, where fresh fish sells out within hours.
Fisheries
How Long Will Hilsa Stay Cheap in Bangladesh?
Higher hilsa production this monsoon has brought prices down across Bangladesh, but a researcher expects them to rise again from mid-November.
Fisheries
1,227 Tonnes of Hilsa Exported to India in Two Phases
Bangladesh exported only 1,227.5 tonnes of hilsa to India in two phases this year against permission for 4,600 tonnes.
Fisheries
Another 18 Tonnes of Hilsa Go to India Through Benapole
A further 18 tonnes of hilsa were exported to India through Benapole port on Thursday night, following a first 4-tonne consignment on Wednesday night.
Fisheries
Hilsa Found in a River 400 km From the Padma
Fishermen on the Mansai river in Cooch Behar, about 400 km from the Padma, are netting large hilsa this season.
Fisheries
33 Tonnes of Hilsa Go to India in 4 Days
Hilsa exports to India resumed through Benapole on 27 October after a 22-day ban, with 33 tonnes shipped in four days.
Fisheries
Roe-Laden Hilsa Caught in Shoals in Bhola After Ban Ends
Days after the 22-day hilsa ban ended, fishers in Bhola are netting shoals of roe-laden mother hilsa and say the ban was badly timed.
FisheriesHilsa Production in the Meghna at Chandpur Expected to Rise After 2021 Ban
After the 22-day ban of October 2021, a BFRI hilsa researcher in Chandpur said more mother hilsa had spawned in the Meghna than the year before and expected production to rise.
Fisheries
Hilsa Being Caught in Nine Upazilas of Kurigram and Gaibandha
Hilsa are turning up in nine upazilas of Kurigram and Gaibandha, though they have vanished from the Teesta in Rangpur, where river flow has declined.