Officials seize two engine-driven boats and banned current nets from their possessions

22-day Ilish ban took effect on Sunday midnight as it is aimed at ensuring the safe spawning of the popular...

Importers plan to import the fish in bulk from next week if the demand is high

This is the peak period when the marine fish swims against the tide to spawn in rivers

Traders claim some 2,000 maunds of ilish arrived at the market but the supply is less than that of last...

A huge volume of employment opportunities has been generated in the fisheries sector due to the various...

Recovered fish distributed among madrasas, orphanages and impoverished people of the area

During the campaign, 5,533 fishermen have been jailed for various terms

Legal action will be taken against anyone for catching ilish during the ban

The fishermen survive the whole year with the money they earn during peak season of ilish catching. Dhaka...

As ilish production declines in the Padma-Meghna, Dhaka Tribune’s Bilkis Irani dives into the reasons...

According to local fishermen, ilish spotted in abundance at the mouth of the sea are unable crossover...

The ban will be effective until November 4, said a handout from the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock...

A 65-day ban on fishing in the coastal waters was lifted on July 23

The trawler owners and wholesalers were all smiles as the fishermen were returning from the Bay with...

'Some Ilish from coastal areas also reached the market. But the restriction against netting fish...

This year, 550,000 tons of Ilish likely to be produced due to the successful drive against illegal netting...

the Padma and Meghna rivers which flow through 69 kilometres area of Shariatpur district –engaging...

The amount was 3,448 tons in 2016, 3972 tons in 2017 and 5,080 tons in 2018

A local fisherman at the docks said, in the last 10-15 days a huge number of ilish were caught from the...

The arrestees identified as Shantanu Das, Biplob Biswas, Tarek Haldar, 28, Dibendu Sarkar, 28, Mithun...