Agribusiness
Half-Kilo Hilsa Selling at Nearly Tk 2,000 a Kg in Kalapara
Hilsa prices are high in Kalapara, but fishermen sheltering at Alipur-Mahipur say poor catches and rough seas are leaving them with losses.
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Environment
Snake with Broken Bone Treated After X-Ray
Volunteers in Kalapara had an injured kalnagini snake X-rayed on a vet's advice after rescuing it from villagers beating it with sticks.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Selling at the Year's Highest Prices
Short supply and bad weather have pushed hilsa in Patuakhali's markets to the highest prices of the year, putting the national fish out of reach of middle-class families.
Agribusiness
2kg Hilsa Caught in Net Sells for Tk 7,500
Amid a nationwide row over hilsa prices, a fisherman in Kalapara, Patuakhali, sold a hilsa of just over 2kg for Tk 7,700.
Fisheries
First Net After Ban Brings Up 43 Maunds of Hilsa, Sold for Tk 20 Lakh
A single trawler netted 43 maunds of hilsa on the first day after the government's 58-day sea fishing ban ended.
CropsBRAC's mobile solar irrigation pump wins over farmers in Kalapara, Patuakhali
BRAC built a solar-powered mobile irrigation pump for dry-season farming in Nilganj, Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali; by May 2025 the pump, which can be set up beside any pond, canal or reservoir, had become popular with local farmers.
Fisheries
One Trawler Lands Hilsa Worth Tk 40 Lakh in Kalapara
Seventeen fishermen on the trawler FB Bismillah-1 caught 195 maunds of hilsa in four days, selling the catch for Tk 40.14 lakh.
Fisheries
25 Maunds of Jatka Found on Three Buses in Kalapara
A mobile court in Kalapara, Patuakhali, seized 25 maunds of jatka (juvenile hilsa) from three passenger buses and fined them Tk 15,000 in total.
Fisheries
Kauar Char's Hilsa-Khichuri Grows Popular With Tourists
At Kauar Char near Kuakata sea beach, cheap breakfasts of fresh hilsa and khichuri served at sunrise have become a favourite with tourists.
Crops
Students' Cheap Market Brings Relief to Low-Income People in Patuakhali
A group of students in Patuakhali buys vegetables directly from farmers and sells them at the same price in temporary markets across the town.
Fisheries
150 kg of Hilsa Seized, Four Fishermen Jailed
Four fishermen were jailed and about 150 kg of hilsa seized in a joint drive on the Payra river in Patuakhali during the hilsa ban.
Fisheries
Fifty Fishers Jailed for Defying Hilsa Ban in Patuakhali
A mobile court seized 20,000 metres of net and 10 kg of hilsa on the Payra river in Patuakhali, where about 50 fishers have been jailed so far during the ban.
Agribusiness
'I Can't Buy Hilsa on the Salary I Get,' Says Patuakhali DC
Patuakhali's deputy commissioner said government employees cannot afford hilsa and urged fishermen to respect the 22-day breeding-season ban.