Official figures show that the volume of fish caught by commercial trawlers dropped by 21% – from a record 1,46,000 tonnes in the 2022-23 fiscal year to 1,16,000 tonnes in FY25 ...

Joint forces comprising the district and upazila administrations, fisheries department, river police, coast guard and the district task force patrolled the 70-kilometre sanctuary area day and night ...

Fishermen in Patuakhali and Cox’s Bazar districts are eagerly preparing to set sail for the deep sea as the 22-day ban on ...

The BTTC study highlights the convoluted journey of hilsa from river to table. Typically, the fish changes hands five ...

A mobile court in Louhajang, Munshiganj, sentenced 15 people to varying terms of imprisonment for illegally catching mother hilsa fish in the Padma River. In the first operation conducted early ...

Defying the government ban on catching hilsa during the breeding season, many fishermen in Faridpur and Rajbari have ...

Speakers at a seminar in Bhola today urged the government to ensure secure and sustainable livelihoods for small-scale fishers beyond temporary support, to protect the endangered Hilsa fish and ...

Members of the Bangladesh Naval has detained 104 fishermen for illegally catching mother hilsa in the Bay of Bengal as a 22-day ban has been in place, with effect from October 4.