Hilsa

Hilsa

Sketch: TBS

Why is hilsa still our national fish when we can’t afford it?

It should be questioned why a fish that has gradually become an expensive delicacy is still considered as the national fish when common people cannot afford to enjoy it

Photo: Courtesy

7.5 tonnes of hilsa exported to India at Tk1,200 per kilogram through Akhaura port

Hilsa at a wholesale market in Cox's Bazar. File Photo: Nupa Alam/TBS

54 tonnes of hilsa exported to India at $10 per kilogram

Fishermen catching hilsa. File Photo: Reuters

SC lawyer files writ seeking HC directive against 3,000 tonnes hilsa export to India

Hilsa fish. File Photo: TBS

Retailers raking in Tk750 profit per kg hilsa, consumer rights body finds

The decision to export Hilsa to India comes at a time when both sides are looking for ways and means to repair the damage to the bilateral relations. Photo: TBS

‘Durga puja gift’: Can the delicious Hilsa ease Dhaka-Delhi delicate ties?

File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

22-day ban on hilsa fishing to begin from 13 Oct

File photo of Hilsha fish

Hilsa being exported upon 'special request' from India for Durga Puja: Fisheries adviser

Hilsa fish being sold at a Dhaka market in October 2023. File photo: Noor-A-Alam

Bangladesh approves 3,000 tonnes of hilsa export to India ahead of Durga Puja

The fish were recovered earlier this morning (13 September) from Monora, a border area in Brahmanpara upazila. Photo: Courtesy

BGB seizes another 440kg hilsa worth over Tk9 lakh in Cumilla, smugglers flee

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BGB seizes 650kg hilsa worth over Tk10 lakh in Cumilla, smugglers flee to India

Picture shows a fishing boat on a river. Photo: UNB

Poor hilsa catch disappoints Bhola fishermen in the peak season

Hilsa fish at a market in Barishal today (13 April). Photo: TBS

Hilsa fish price surges to Tk2,500 per kg in Barishal ahead of Pahela Baishakh