Tag: fishermen

13 fishermen missing for 5 days

- Times Report -

A fishing trawler with 13 fishermen has been missing for the last five days since it went fishing in the Bay of Bengal from Anwaraupazila of Chattogram. In the meantime, another trawler was sent from the coast of Anwara to search for the trawler, but there is no trace of the

Cox’s Bazar fishermen rejoice as Bay swarms with Hilsa

- Dipak Sharma, UNB -

The fishing community of Cox's Bazar is very happy with business catching Hilsa in swarms. Fishing trawlers are returning to the shore full of Hilsa and other fish, bringing down the prices to a tolerable level. Once deserted fish warehouses and markets of the district are now buzzing with fishermen,

Saving hilsa fish comes at a cost to Bangladesh fishers

- Abu Siddique -

It may look like a nondescript silvery fish, but hilsa, or Tenualosa ilisha, accounts for an eighth of Bangladesh’s total fish catch, and more than one percent of the country’s economic output. It’s so important that the government bans hilsa fishing twice a year, for about three weeks at a

Hilsa Ban: 50 unnamed fishermen sued for attack on police

- United News of Bangladesh -

Police filed a case accusing some 50 unidentified fishermen over the alleged attack on river police by the fishing community that left six cops injured on Monday night. Md Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Chandpur River Police Station, said their Assistant Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam filed the case against 50 unidentified fishermen at the