FisheriesIndrajit Kumar Biswas of Shatkhali union, Magura, told Jagonews24 in April 2026 that he had leased seven acres of ponds and hoped to sell about Tk 80 lakh of fish, including pabda raised with support from ADI and PKSF.
A fisheries officer in Kulaura explains how to farm pabda and gulsha together with carp for higher profits at low cost.
Pabda, a popular and tasty fish now close to extinction, can be protected through artificial breeding, from brood selection and hatching to rearing fry and stocking nursery ponds.
FisheriesPabda farming in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah grew from two farmers in 2016 to 30 by September 2020, with output of more than 150 tonnes in the previous season.
FisheriesHow to prepare a pond, stock, feed and harvest pabda alongside shing and carps: 50 pabda and 100 shing per decimal with five carp species, ready for harvest in seven to eight months.
Pabda, one of the country's tastiest fish, is nearly gone from natural waters but can be farmed profitably using modern methods.
A step-by-step recipe for a light pabda fish curry, a Bengali favourite with hot rice.
A question-and-answer guide to rearing pabda, a popular fish that is becoming scarce in Bangladesh.
FisheriesPabda, a prized small catfish now scarce in Bangladesh's open waters, can be raised in ponds; this guide follows the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute's method.
After returning from abroad and losing his business to fire, Benzir of Dumuria in Khulna has made a success of pabda farming.
A young man who returned from Malaysia has sold Tk 17 lakh worth of pabda and carp in a single day from a leased government pond in Dumuria, Khulna.
AgribusinessFifteen farmers raising pabda on 25 hectares in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, said they sold more than Tk 5 crore of the fish to India the year before, with Indian traders paying Tk 360 a kg at the pond, and more farmers were joining them.
