FisheriesThe fish from fisher Sohel Khan's stake net near Banglar Ghat went for Tk 1.45 lakh a maund; a fisheries scientist at Patuakhali Science and Technology University explains why big hilsa are becoming scarce.
EnvironmentA verditer flycatcher, a winter migrant, has been seen on remote Char Bijoy off Kuakata; the Forest Department says the 230-acre island hosts 8-10 bird species and red crabs but lacks staff and boats to patrol it.
FisheriesWith fewer roe-bearing hilsa caught this season, the price of fresh roe has nearly doubled in a year; salted roe sells for Tk 3,000-4,000 a kg.
With signal No. 3 hoisted for a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, hundreds of trawlers from across the coast have taken shelter at the Alipur and Mahipur fish landing centres in Patuakhali, and fishermen back from the 65-day ban are losing money ashore.
After the government paid compensation to clear 673 structures from a rebuilt coastal embankment at Kuakata, encroachers are again cutting Forest Department plantings and putting up shops on the slope at night.
Kamal Hossain's orchard on the Kuakata-Misripara road stops passing cars; the Kuakata tour operators' president Ruman Imtiaz Tushar sees farming and tourism meeting, and Kalapara agriculture officer Arafat Hossain says the right variety, soil and water management and organic manure make crops possib
The fish fetched Tk3,625 a kilogram at a Patuakhali auction, while researchers warn that large hilsa are becoming scarce.
The 2.7-kilogram fish was landed at an arat at the Mahipur fish landing centre in Patuakhali, but went unsold because nobody recognised it.
A fishing trawler in the Bay of Bengal off Kalapara, Patuakhali, caught 46 maunds of hilsa in one haul, selling the fish at auction for Tk 48.5 lakh.
FisheriesOn 4 July 2026, a 2 kg 100 g hilsa netted by the trawler 'Joltorongo' in the Bay of Bengal off Kuakata sold for Tk 6,825 at auction at a depot of the Alipur fish landing centre.
Kuakata in Patuakhali drew far fewer visitors than usual over the Eid holiday, leaving most of its hotels well short of expected bookings.
Hatchlings trapped under an abandoned shop at Kuakata's Lemburban were rescued and released at the mouth of three rivers.
EnvironmentArifur Rahman, who worked as a photojournalist for Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, gave up his career to pick up plastic from beaches and talk to people about protecting nature, Jagonews24 reported in March 2026.
