Fisheries
Fishing Banned on the Padma and Meghna From Today
A two-month fishing ban to protect jatka began in six river zones including Chandpur's Padma and Meghna, with river police, fisheries staff and the Coast Guard on patrol.
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Fisheries
Fishing Banned on the Padma and Meghna for Two Months From Midnight
A two-month ban on all fishing in six river sanctuary zones, including Chandpur's Padma and Meghna, begins at midnight on 28 February to protect hilsa.
Fisheries
Officials Forced Back by Fishermen During Hilsa Protection Drive in Shibchar
Upazila fisheries officials were forced to retreat from a drive on the Padma in Shibchar, Madaripur, when fishermen and locals advanced to attack them.
Fisheries
Administration Demolishes Padma Riverbank Hilsa Market in Shibchar
A joint drive by the army, police and upazila administration has demolished a makeshift hilsa market on the Padma bank in Shibchar, Madaripur.
Fisheries
Four Arrested With Pistol During Hilsa Drive on the Padma
Joint forces arrested four people with two firearms on the Padma at Goalanda in Rajbari during a mother hilsa conservation drive.
Fisheries
Hilsa Markets on Padma Bank During Ban Period
Although catching hilsa is banned until 3 November, markets are held regularly on the bank of the Padma in Shibchar, Madaripur, and buyers come in groups.
Fisheries
'Action If Government Officials Help Catch Hilsa'
The 22-day drive to protect mother hilsa on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur begins at midnight on 12 October, and an awareness meeting and rally were held that afternoon.
Crops
Water on the Padma Chars Leaves Farmers in Despair
The Padma has risen twice in 15 days at Ishwardi in Pabna, submerging hundreds of hectares of char farmland and destroying vegetable crops.
Crops
Padma Rises Suddenly, Submerging Cropland Near Ishwardi
A 1.5-metre rise in the Padma in a week has flooded char farmland around Ishwardi in Pabna, though engineers say it will not cross the danger level.
Crops
Russell's viper fear on Padma chars leaves farmers without labourers to harvest
Russell's vipers have killed at least six people in six months in Faridpur, and fear of the snakes has left char farmers unable to find labourers for the groundnut harvest.
Fisheries
Russell's Viper Caught in Fisherman's Net
A venomous Russell's viper was caught in a fisherman's China duari net on a newly formed Padma char in Harirampur, Manikganj.
Environment
Deadly Russell's Viper Moving Into Villages in Harirampur
Russell's vipers, once found only on the chars, are now entering villages in Manikganj's Harirampur, where at least five people have died of bites in three months.
Environment
Russell's Viper Fear Grips Padma Chars in Manikganj
Russell's viper bites have killed at least five people in three months on the Padma chars of Harirampur upazila in Manikganj, leaving char residents afraid to leave home.