Hilsa fish from the Padma River in Bangladesh is heralded as a great delicacy of supreme quality, especially in the Indian state of West Bengal. Around September and October every year, the state’s ...
The Halda River, considered the world’s only natural gene bank for several pure Indian carp species, as well as home to dozens of endangered Ganges River dolphins, has made a comeback after fish eggs ...
Bangladesh is reviving 39 native freshwater fish species through hatchery breeding, in an effort to secure stocks of commercially important fish. A quarter of the freshwater fish found in Bangladesh ...
ILISH, SAY Bengalis, is delish. A bony freshwater fish, it is to the people of Bangladesh (where it is the official national fish) and the Indian state of West Bengal (which designates it the state ...
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish from illegal fishing during its spawning season ...
Bangladesh is now in a comfortable position in fish and meat production, bringing comfort to the government in ensuring food security. For instance, the country has moved up from third to second place ...
Bangladesh has allowed around 1200 Metric Tonnes (MT) of Hilsa to be exported to West Bengal this year, the first consignment of which reached the state on Wednesday.Eight trucks carrying around 32 ...
At popular markets like Maniktala and Lake Market, hilsa weighing around a kilogram sold for ₹2,000 per kg, while larger fish weighing over 1.5 kg fetched ₹2,500 per kilo. The steep pricing didn’t ...
Bangladesh's defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish from illegal fishing during its spawning season. The ...