In a big win for biodiversity and long-term community health, the government of Bangladesh has imposed a 22-day ban on female hilsa fishing to protect mothers during breeding season, according to ...

Hilsa fish from the Padma River in Bangladesh is heralded as a great delicacy of supreme quality, especially in the Indian state of West Bengal. Around September and October every year, the state’s ...

A new study has made a concerning discovery in one of Bangladesh's favorite fish. Researchers found that hilsa — a staple in kitchens across the country — is contaminated with not only toxic heavy ...

Many fishers across Bangladesh say they still haven’t received the compensation promised by the government during a three-week ban on fishing of hilsa, the country’s most important fish. The ban ends ...

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 ...

Hilsa season is usually a time of joy – for both fishermen and consumers who wait eagerly for the national fish. This year, however, despite the end of a 58-day ban, it has turned somewhat bleak.

Locally known as ilish, the Hilsa fish is as much ritual as repast in West Bengal — a customary offering to Maa Durga on Ashtami. This season, though, low supplies and steep prices have pushed the ...

The interim government has not approved any individual or organisation to farm hilsa using the recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) or any other artificial or indoor methods, the fisheries ministry ...