Environment
Awareness Campaign to Protect the Hisna River
Local people and young volunteers in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia have launched a campaign to save the Hisna river from pollution.
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River
Environment
The Danger of Losing Rivers and Biodiversity Is Alarming
Dr Forkan Ali warns that global biodiversity collapse and climate change are already emptying Bangladesh's rivers, fish stocks and bird life.
FisheriesGovernment proposes one-month annual fishing ban in haors of seven districts
A draft amendment to the fish conservation rules, published by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on 25 March 2025, would ban fishing in the haors of seven districts from 29 May to 28 June every year; objections were invited within 60 days.
Crops
Dried-Up River Halts Irrigation on 3,000 Acres of Haor Boro Land
With the Baithakhali river dried up, irrigation has stopped on 3,000 acres of boro land in Kishoreganj's Austagram upazila, leaving thousands of farmers worried.
Agribusiness
Jatka Fishing Spree in Bhola as Fisheries Office Sleeps
Young hilsa are being caught freely in Bhola's Meghna and Tentulia rivers and sold openly, while the fisheries department is largely inactive.
EnvironmentBangladesh's rivers under encroachment and pollution: a researcher's call to rescue them
In a January 2025 opinion piece, researcher Dr Forkan Ali argued that encroachment and pollution have left most of Bangladesh's rivers dead or half-dead, and urged action to rescue them now.
Fisheries
Hilsa Research Under Way in Chandpur
Researchers from the Fisheries Research Institute's riverine station in Chandpur are surveying hilsa at local landing ghats during and after the breeding ban.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Catch Low, Prices Sky-High in Chandpur
Fishing has resumed in the Padma and Meghna after the 22-day ban, but a poor hilsa catch has kept prices at Chandpur's fish ghat very high.
Fisheries
Ban Ends at Midnight, 3 Lakh Fishermen Ready to Catch Hilsa
Fishermen in Bhola were preparing boats and nets to return to the Meghna and Tetulia as the 22-day hilsa ban ended at midnight on 3 November.
Fisheries
Hilsa Fishing Allegedly Aided by Drive Trawler Driver
Drivers of the trawlers used in hilsa protection drives on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are accused of tipping off fishermen for money.
Fisheries
Mother Hilsa Poached Freely on Sugandha and Bishkhali Rivers Despite Ban
Despite the government ban, seasonal fishers in Nalchhiti upazila of Jhalakathi are netting brood hilsa on the Sugandha and Bishkhali rivers, slipping past enforcement teams.
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.
Vegetables
Snake Charmer's Son Dies of Snakebite in Dinajpur
Shakil, 18, the son of a snake charmer, died after being bitten by a venomous snake while trying to catch snakes on the bank of the Jamuna river in Dinajpur.