Hilsa

Fisheries and Livestock Advise Farida Akhter speaks at the 2nd Climate Justice Rally at the auditorium of Liberation War Museum in Agargaon in Dhaka on 7 December 2024. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Hilsa spawned fewer eggs this year due to irregular rainfall: Livestock Adviser

This is demonstrated by the decreased spawning of Hilsa eggs this year due to irregular rainfall, she says

Fishermen catch swarms of Pangas in the Padma in November 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Pangas replaces hilsa, brings smiles to fishermen’s faces

Representational image. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Days after ban lift, hilsa out of reach for people in Bagerhat

Representational Photo: Collected
Markets

Hilsa back to Barishal markets after ban, prices sky-high

Traders handling hilsa fish at a market in Barishal on Monday, 4 November, 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Hilsa returns to Barishal markets within 24 hours after fishing ban ends

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

9 fishermen jailed for catching hilsa defying ban in Shariatpur

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Traders exporting Hilsa to India at a loss of Tk750 per kg

Hilsa at a wholesale market in Cox's Bazar. File Photo: Nupa Alam/TBS
Bangladesh

532 tonnes of hilsa exported to India in 11 days against approval for 2,420 tonnes

Illustration: Duniya Jahan/ TBS
Markets

Supply of Hilsa increases, but price does too. Why?

Hilsa prices have reached an all time high in Chandpur. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Hilsa prices hit record high in Chandpur ahead of 22-day fishing ban

The hilsa was caught in the net of a fisherman named Almas Khan Majhi. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

2.28kg hilsa sells for Tk7,000 in Kuakata

Farida Akhtar. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

Farida for safe breeding of hilsa

Fishermen catching hilsa. File Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

410 tonnes of hilsa exported to India via Benapole port