Jatka (hilsa less than 10 inches in length) on sale at Kanakshah market in Munshiganj's Louhajong. Photo: Farhana Mirza
Hilsa fries, easily mistaken for kachki, being taken to Holudia market in the same upazila in buckets. Despite an ongoing ban, locals have been catching such fish indiscriminately from the Padma River for the last 15 days. The authorities, however, seem nonchalant. The photos were taken a couple of days ago. Photo: Farhana Mirza
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hugs an autistic girl during the inaugural function of the 11th World Autism Awareness Day at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital yesterday. Photo: BSS
Boats full of watermelon reach a hilsa wholesale market that has started selling the fruit. Due to a strictly enforced two-month ban on catching fish fry, including hilsa fry, traders have invested in trading watermelons. The photos were taken in Barisal Port Road area. Photo: Sushanta Ghosh
Boats full of watermelon reach a hilsa wholesale market that has started selling the fruit. Due to a strictly enforced two-month ban on catching fish fry, including hilsa fry, traders have invested in trading watermelons. The photos were taken in Barisal Port Road area. Photo: Sushanta Ghosh
