Monir Uddin Anik

Despite the monsoon being the peak hilsa harvest season, fishers across the hilsa sanctuaries in Barishal division are returning home almost empty-handed.

Fishers across Bhola, Mehendiganj and Barishal report frustration and losses

Thousands of passengers are being forced to cross the Meghna river on illegal trawlers on the Monpura-Tazumuddin route in Bhola at great risk despite a seasonal ban on such vessels in the perilous waters, as the only sea truck on the route has been out of service for around a year and a half following mechanical failure.