Agribusiness
Hilsa Output Rises on Paper, but Fishermen See Scarcity
Government figures report steady hilsa production, but fishermen, wholesalers and traders in Chandpur say the fish is disappearing from the rivers.
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Environment
Sherpur Floods Every Year for Want of an Embankment
With no permanent embankment on the Maharshi river in Jhenaigati, Sherpur, flash floods break its banks every year, threatening villages and a madrasa.
Environment
Flood Fears Grip Sunamganj from the Haors to the Town
Continuous rain and hill runoff are raising rivers in Sunamganj, cutting roads in Tahirpur and leaving more than two million people fearing floods.
EnvironmentHeavy Rain Forecast in the North, Low-Lying Riverside Areas May Flood
On 21 June 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said above-normal rain, heavy in places, was likely in northern and north-eastern Bangladesh and upstream areas from 21 to 30 June, warning of short-term flooding along the Teesta, Dharla, Dudhkumar and the Surma-Kushiyara.
Environment
Rivers Rise in Kurigram, Short-Term Flooding Feared
The Dudhkumar and Brahmaputra continue to rise in Kurigram, and the Water Development Board warns of possible short-term flooding within 72 hours.
Crops
Court Injunction Stalls Eviction of Encroachers From Jashore's Mukteshwari River
A temporary court injunction has stalled the drive to free the Mukteshwari river at Bhaturia in Jashore from encroachers, leaving thousands of Beel Harina farmers fearing another waterlogged monsoon.
Fisheries
Navy Seizes Illegal Nets Worth Tk 517 Crore in Hilsa Protection Drives
Bangladesh Navy has seized about 3.44 crore metres of illegal fishing nets worth an estimated Tk 517.44 crore in 716 drives to protect hilsa and jatka.
FisheriesHilsa scarce in Bhola's rivers after ban; officials and researchers cite climate change
In May 2026, fishers in Bhola were finding almost no hilsa in the Meghna and Tetulia rivers after the two-month ban ended, and prices in the town's markets rose sharply. The district fisheries officer and a BFRI hilsa researcher put the shortage down to climate change.
Agribusiness
Chandpur Fish Landing Short of Hilsa Even on the Weekly Holiday
Hilsa supply at Chandpur's Boro Station landing has not recovered in a week, leaving holiday buyers disappointed and prices nearly three times higher.
Crops
Rain Returns Overnight as Kishoreganj Rivers Keep Rising
Rain returned to Kishoreganj overnight on 4 May as rivers kept rising and farmers struggled to dry harvested paddy.
FisheriesChandpur fishers prepare to return to Padma and Meghna as jatka ban ends
On 30 April 2026, the last day of a two-month ban on all fishing in the hilsa sanctuaries to protect jatka, fishers in Chandpur had mended their boats and nets and were waiting to go back to the Padma and Meghna at midnight.
FisheriesChandpur fisher says 'all the jatka in the river has been caught' despite ban
Fishers and local people on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur alleged in April 2026 that jatka, young hilsa, was being caught and sold openly during the two-month sanctuary ban; the upazila fisheries office said 140 fishers had been detained in a month.
FisheriesStop catching jatka and hilsa will return, SAARC fisheries specialist writes
Writing on 12 April 2026, during Jatka Conservation Week, SAARC Agriculture Centre fisheries specialist Dr Md Shariful Islam argued that sparing and refusing to buy young hilsa would refill Bangladesh's rivers, as official output fell to an eight-year low of 5 lakh tonnes.