Fisheries
Administration Demolishes Padma Riverbank Hilsa Market in Shibchar
A joint drive by the army, police and upazila administration has demolished a makeshift hilsa market on the Padma bank in Shibchar, Madaripur.
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Fisheries
Four Arrested With Pistol During Hilsa Drive on the Padma
Joint forces arrested four people with two firearms on the Padma at Goalanda in Rajbari during a mother hilsa conservation drive.
Crops
What to Do When Crops Get Leaf Blight
Leaf blight, a bacterial disease spread by dew, water and wind, affects rice and many vegetables, and can be prevented and controlled with simple steps.
Fisheries
Nine Fishermen Jailed for Catching Hilsa in the Meghna
A mobile court in Chandpur has jailed nine fishermen for catching hilsa in the Meghna in defiance of the ban and released five minors on bonds.
Vegetables
Production Costs Rise in Early Potato Farming
Early potato farmers in Dinajpur say higher prices for seed, fertiliser, pesticide and labour have doubled their production costs.
Environment
Writ Seeks Compensation for Snakebite Victims
A public interest writ in the High Court seeks compensation for families of people killed by snakebite and for survivors of bites.
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.
Crops
Special Train Gets No Vegetables for Lack of Publicity
The new farm produce special train left Jashore for Dhaka without vegetables on its first day, with farmers saying they had not heard of it.
Vegetables
Farmers Turn to Aerial Yam, Crop Valued at Tk 20 Crore
Aerial yam (gachh alu) and mete alu are grown commercially on 402 hectares in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, a crop valued at about Tk 20 crore.
Fisheries
Administration Helpless Against Attacks by Defiant Fishermen
Fishermen defying the hilsa ban in the Meghna sanctuary at Hizla and Mehendiganj in Barishal have repeatedly attacked officials and law enforcers.
Fisheries
Bhola, Not Chandpur, Will Be the Home of Hilsa: Farida Akhter
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter told an awareness meeting in Bhola that the home of hilsa will be Bhola, not Chandpur.
Fisheries
Six Fishers Detained for Catching Hilsa in Defiance of Ban
Six fishers were detained and 40,000 metres of current net seized on the Meghna in Gosairhat, Shariatpur, for catching hilsa during the ban.
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.