Somali pirates demand ransom for Chinese vessel
Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing boat have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on Saturday...
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Fish drying begins in Sundarbans
Over 10,000 fishermen started drying fish in the Sundarbans on Monday as they do every year in the dry season in this area.
Hilsa protecting officials assaulted
Eight members of the fisheries department were injured in the early hours of Wednesday when they were attacked by a group during a hilsa conservation drive near Babur Char on the Padma River in Jazira upazila...
9 fishermen jailed for catching hilsa in Shariatpur
Nine fishermen were sentenced to 15 days in prison for catching hilsa in the Padma River at Bhedarganj upazila of Shariatpur on Saturday, in violation of a fishing ban.
Flood causes damage worth Tk 324cr in Mymensingh
The recent flood in Mymensingh caused damage to fisheries and agriculture estimated at Tk 324 crore, leaving many fish farmers severely affected, said the officials on Saturday...
Bangladesh protests killing of fisherman by Myanmar navy
Bangladesh on Friday lodged a protest with the Government of Myanmar over the killing of a Bangladeshi fisherman, Usman, 60, an inhabitant of Kona Para neighbourhood of...
Fishermen worried as BGB, BSF step up patrol in Padma
Fishermen in Charghat and Bagha upazilas in Rajshahi district have been passing their days in worry as the Board Guard Bangladesh and the Border Security Force of India stepped up...
Injustice to fishers and ways out
THIS is heart-breaking to see struggles of hundreds and thousands of poor artisanal fishers. The increased level of unjust treatment and oppression that artisanal fishers have experienced in recent years in the name of hilsa conservation is concerning...
22-day ban on hilsa fishing to begin from October 13
The government is going to impose a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing from October 13.
Six fishermen killed, 78 missing聽
The depression-induced inclement weather continued to wreak havoc along the coast, especially in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, causing six more deaths, inundation of at least 200 villages, while leaving scores of...
One dies as fishing trawler capsizes in Bay of Bengal
One fisherman died, 19 were rescued alive and three remained missing after a fishing trawler named 鈥楩B Rashida,鈥� carrying 23 fishermen, capsized after being caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal on Friday afternoon.
Flood heavily affects agri, fisheries sectors
The recent flood in eastern, south-eastern and north-eastern Bangladesh heavily damaged the agricultural and fisheries sectors at different places...
Flood causes over Tk 1,590cr loss in fisheries, livestock sector: adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Sunday said that the devastating floods in 86 upazilas of 12 districts caused an estimated loss of over Tk 1,590 crore in the fisheries and livestock sector...
22 receive nat鈥檒 fisheries medal
Twenty two individuals and organisations have been conferred with the National Fisheries Medal-2024 in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country鈥檚 fisheries sector...
Nat鈥檒 fisheries week to begin July 30
A week-long National Fisheries Week-2024 will begin on July 30 across the country to promote sustainable development and expansion of fisheries...
SAU teacher Ibrahim receives PhD thesis award in Italy
Sylhet Agricultural University鈥檚 fisheries health management department associate professor Sarker Md Ibrahim Khalil awarded the best PhD thesis award at the 28th Italian National Fish Pathological Conference in Italy recently...
Bangladeshi fisherman injured in Arakan Army firing dies
Fisherman Hossain Ali, 48, who was injured by the Myanmar armed group Arakan Army, while fishing in the Naf River, died early Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital...
Lecture on health benefits of fish held at NMST
Students and teachers of Daffodil International College, Dhaka participated in a science lecture on the health benefits of fish during an educational tour at National Museum of Science and Technology in the capital on Wednesday...
12 abducted fishermen return home
Twelve fishermen who were abducted while fishing in the Naf River at Ukhia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar returned home after being released on Thursday evening....
Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan Army abducts 10 Bangladeshi fishermen
Members of Arakan Army, a rebel group in Myanmar, reportedly abducted 10 Bangladeshi fishermen, while fishing in the Naf River in Rahmater Bil area of Palongkhali union in Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Ukhia upazila Wednesday morning....
Singapore, Hong Kong warn against use of Indian spice brands
The food regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore recently issued warnings against the use of four products from two Indian spice brands, after finding the presence of ethylene oxide at levels exceeding the permissible limit, Indian media reports on Tuesday.
PM seeks private initiatives for livestock, fisheries sector鈥檚 dev
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday laid emphasis on ensuring food and nutrition security, calling upon the private sector to step forward for the development of the country鈥檚 poultry, fisheries and livestock...