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 ...

Across Bangladesh, small fish farmers, homemakers and local traders are turning a traditional livelihood into thriving businesses through ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat products. Backed by training, ...

Bangladesh is reviving 39 native freshwater fish species through hatchery breeding, in an effort to secure stocks of commercially important fish. A quarter of the freshwater fish found in Bangladesh ...

FILE PHOTO: In this photo taken on September 14, 2024, a Bangladeshi vendor sells hilsa fish at a market in Dhaka. Millions in Bangladesh depend on the fish, which can cost up to 2,200 taka (US$18.40) ...

A recent study in Bangladesh reveals high rates of antibiotic resistance in pabda fish (Ompok pabda) bred by farmers through aquaculture. Consumption of antibiotic-resistant pabda fish may lead to the ...

People in Bangladesh are now eating 30% more fish than they did 20 years ago, but they are getting a smaller amount of important nutrients from it, a new study shows. Fish is widely known as a healthy ...

Efforts to reduce malnutrition have resulted in 200 million fewer hungry people worldwide since 1990. But 805 million people still deal with chronic hunger every day. In the fight against poverty and ...

ILISH, SAY Bengalis, is delish. A bony freshwater fish, it is to the people of Bangladesh (where it is the official national fish) and the Indian state of West Bengal (which designates it the state ...

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Kathmandu on Friday hosted the Bangladesh Fish Festival 2025, bringing together diplomats, government officials, business leaders, hospitality professionals, and members ...