Under the “In Aid to Civil Power”, ships of the Bangladesh Navy are carrying out the Mother Hilsa Conservation Campaign-2025 ...

"There is abundant movement of hilsa in the sea. However, this year, due to frequent low pressure and adverse weather, ...

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 ...

Nearly 2,000 sq km of land added to the country’s land mass over the past century provides opportunities for agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and settlement in coastal districts. But challenges of ...

A well-marked low over the northwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression near the coast of southern Odisha and ...

As Bangladesh and the United States wrapped up joint air force drills in the port city of Chattogram in September, an old ...

The interim government is seeking to introduce sweeping reforms in the fisheries sector, including a ban on antibiotics, ...

After cyclone gales tore down his home in 2007, Bangladeshi fisherman Abdul Aziz packed up what was left of his belongings and moved about half a kilometer inland, further away from storm surge waves.

New Delhi: What can be Durga Puja without the `Ilish? For Bengalis, this coveted fish, commonly called Hilsa, is just not a delicacy but part of their rich culture. As a goodwill gesture, the ...

More than 100 olive ridley turtles were found dead in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar Beach in the last few weeks. Conservationists blame the uncontrolled use of fishing nets and increased tourism during the ...

TEKNAF, Bangladesh, January 31 (UNHCR) - Along one of the world's longest stretches of sandy beach, groups of men brace themselves every night for the adventure ahead. They roll up their longyi, a ...