Fishing

Fishing

Fishermen set out to sea in hopes of catching hilsa in Cox's Bazar on 2 November 2023. Photo: Nupa Alam/ TBS

In search of hilsa: Fishermen returns to sea as 22-day ban set to end at midnight

By the time the fishing trawlers reach the deep sea, it will already be midnight, they said

Hilsa fish. File Photo: TBS

Hilsa fishing in Meghna continues despite ban

In areas where the poison is applied, the water quality, zooplankton and phytoplankton are damaged as long as the poison remains. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Poison fishing spreads to Padma River

Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Fishermen's long wait comes to an end as fishing to resume after 65 days

Fishing during a restricted time or in restricted area, fishing without approval for going to sea will be considered as punishable offences. File Photo: Pixabay

Govt to register 65,000 artisanal fishing vessels to control activities

Photo: Collected

Small-scale fishers of Bangladesh: Taking care of us but are we taking care of them?

Photo: Inam Ahmed

The fishermen's song

3 arrested for fishing using poison in Sundarbans canals

3 arrested for fishing using poison in Sundarbans canals

From the air, many parts of Tarash look like broken glass mosaic as scores of ponds share common retaining walls. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Fish ponds and waterlogging: How Chalan Beel is transforming (again)

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Island of Kunashir, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev/File Photo

Russia rules out talks with Japan on fishing near disputed islands

With the help of his two brothers, Mahbubur Rahman opened the Tica Bangldesh office in Mohakhali in 2014. Photo: TBS

A fishing store that sells you a hobby

As most fishermen do not own boats or even fishing nets, they have to take loans from Mahajans or boat owners without any formal contract. The cash loan, which is repaid in the form of produce, otherwise known as the Dadan system, often sees fishermen doomed to generational cycles of poverty. The photo was taken from Nazirartek Beach in Cox’s Bazar : Photo: Md Jahidul Islam.

The fishermen forever tangled in Shylock's net

Photo: Shah Nahian

Nagarbasi Barman explores the pain and struggles of the fishing community