Fisheries
Hilsa Fishing Resumes After 22-Day Ban
Fishers can catch hilsa again from midnight on Monday 25 October, when the 22-day nationwide ban for the main breeding season ends.
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Fisheries
Hilsa Fishing Resumes Tomorrow After 22 Days
Hilsa fishing resumes after midnight on Monday as the 22-day mother hilsa protection drive ends and a festive mood returns to riverside fishing villages.
Agribusiness
Hilsa production to rise 16 per cent in five years
The Department of Fisheries is running a government-funded hilsa development project to raise production and support 30,000 fishing families.
Daily life
How to Store Hilsa All Year Round
Two simple methods let households keep hilsa for six months or even a whole year.
Fisheries
Current Nets and Hilsa Seized in Drive in Jhalakathi
Fisheries officials in Jhalakathi seized 82,000 metres of illegal current net and 26 kg of hilsa from fishermen defying the ban, and one fisherman was jailed.
Environment
Hilsa Being Caught by Stealth in the Padma in Faridpur
Despite the 22-day ban, at least 50 fishermen are catching hilsa at night in the Padma at Charbhadrasan in Faridpur, locals say.
Agribusiness
55 Fishermen Detained While Catching Hilsa in the Padma
Fifty-five fishermen were detained for catching hilsa in the Padma at Louhajang in Munshiganj in defiance of the ban, and a mobile court jailed 37 of them for 15 days each.
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.
Environment
Hilsa Being Caught at a Surprising Rate: Is This a New Season?
Fishermen in Lakshmipur have landed about 400 tonnes of hilsa from the Meghna in a week, eight times last year's catch at this time.
Fisheries
Winter Glut of Hilsa Surprises Everyone
Markets in Barishal and across the south are flooded with large, affordable hilsa in the middle of winter, something never seen before at this time of year.
Fisheries
Barishal Markets Flooded With Hilsa
An unusual winter glut of large hilsa has filled Barishal's biggest fish market, and experts call it a positive sign of better conservation.
Fisheries
Where Is the Real Home of Hilsa: Chandpur or Barguna?
A claim by Barguna to be named the hilsa district has challenged Chandpur's long-standing reputation as the home of Bangladesh's national fish.
Fisheries
Hilsa: How to Tell a Padma Fish, Which Carries Roe and Which Tastes Better
A government hilsa scientist explains how to tell river hilsa from sea hilsa by its shape, shine and taste.