Many fishers across Bangladesh say they still haven’t received the compensation promised by the government during a three-week ban on fishing of hilsa, the country’s most important fish. The ban ends ...

Bangladesh’s all-important hilsa fishery is declining amid pressures from human-driven factors and climate change, experts and authorities warn. The fish, Tenualosa ilisha, contributes around 12% of ...

An 11-day ban on trading in Hilsa fish across Bangladesh took effect yesterday, aiming to give a boost to the production of the delicious fish. Bangladesh clamped the ban on catching, selling, ...

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 ...

Hilsa is everywhere in Bangladesh. It’s on dinner tables, in markets, in poetry, in history, in culture. It is also the backbone of the country’s largest fishery, and it feeds millions. The hilsa ...

, Oct. 22 -- The government has taken measures after reports emerged of Indian fishermen catching hilsa within the country's maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser ...

The Church in Bangladesh has welcomed the government encouraging fish exports to India during a popular Hindu festival as an excellent example of people-oriented diplomacy and religious amity. The ...

, Oct. 3 -- day ban on hilsa fishing will come into effect across the country's rivers and marine waters from Friday midnight with a view to protecting the species during its peak breeding season.

The report alleged that hilsa worth over Tk1 crore, legally purchased in Charfesson, was seized en route to Dhaka and later misappropriated under the guise of distribution to madrasas and orphanages.