Fisheries
Fishermen Back on the River After Ban, but Hoped-For Hilsa Is Missing
Bhola's fishermen say they are catching koral, pangas and poa but little hilsa since the ban ended, while the district fisheries officer says catches meet hopes.
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Fisheries
Fishermen to Head Out for Hilsa at Midnight
More than half a lakh fishermen in Chandpur waited to return to the rivers at midnight after 22 days, hoping their nets would fill with hilsa.
Fisheries
Bhola's 3 Lakh Fishermen Ready to Return to the Rivers as Ban Ends
About three lakh fishermen in Bhola were preparing to return to the Meghna and Tentulia rivers after the 22-day hilsa ban, hoping good catches would help them recover.
Fisheries
Hilsa Sold Openly on Ferries Despite Ban
Despite the ban, hilsa is being sold openly on ferries plying the Daulatdia-Paturia route of the Padma river.
Fisheries
Hilsa Poached Freely by Night, Sold at Riverside Markets by Morning
The 22-day ban on catching and selling hilsa is being ignored on the Padma and Meghna in Munshiganj, where fish caught at night are sold openly each morning.
Fisheries
Air Force Helicopters Patrol Rivers to Protect Mother Hilsa
Bangladesh Air Force helicopters are flying night surveillance missions over key rivers and coastal areas to stop illegal fishing during the 2025 hilsa breeding season.
Fisheries
Hilsa Markets on the Padma Bank in Madaripur During the Ban
As in every year, makeshift hilsa markets are being held on the Padma bank in Shibchar, Madaripur, during the breeding-season ban.
Environment
Dead Rhino Carried Down Dudhkumar River by Upstream Floodwater
A dead rhinoceros carried from India by upstream floodwater has become stranded on a char of the Dudhkumar river in Kurigram.
Fisheries
22-Day Hilsa Ban: Coast Guard Steps Up Watch on Rivers and Sea
Bangladesh Coast Guard is keeping up strict surveillance and drives on rivers, the coast and at sea to protect brood hilsa during the 22-day ban.
Fisheries
18 Spots on Sugandha and Bishkhali Rivers Marked as Risky for Hilsa Protection
Jhalakathi fisheries officials say fishermen have attacked enforcement teams at some of the 18 spots and will deploy joint forces there during the ban.
Agrotech
Drones to Guard the Meghna to Protect Mother Hilsa
Authorities will use at least four drones to monitor 82 km of the Meghna in Barishal's Hizla and Mehendiganj upazilas during the 22-day ban on catching mother hilsa.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Up by as Much as Tk 200 a Kg in Chandpur
With the 22-day fishing ban a week away, hilsa at Chandpur's Borostation fish landing costs Tk 100-200 more a kg as supply falls short of demand.
Fisheries
Two Hilsa Caught in the Padma Sold for Tk 17,640
Two Padma hilsa weighing 4.2 kg together were sold for Tk 17,640 at Daulatdia in Goalanda, Rajbari, to an expatriate living in America.