FisheriesLower Padma hilsa catch down 46 per cent in four years; Manikganj fishermen quit the river
Department of Fisheries yearbook data put the Lower Padma hilsa catch at 622 tonnes in 2024-25, against 1,159 tonnes in 2020-21; fishermen in Daulatpur, Shibalay and Harirampur are turning to farming and rickshaws.