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 ...

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 ...

For every Bengali child, Maach Bhaat is not a phrase; it’s practically a prophecy. If you grew up in Bengal, fish was never “just food,” it was the family’s love language. And if you were me, it would ...

Although Bangladesh has approved the export of 1200 tonnes of hilsa, fish lovers may have to settle for less tasty hilsa fish from Myanmar or Gujarat for their favourite Ilish Paturi and Bhapa Ilish ...

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 ...

Bangladesh has allowed around 1200 Metric Tonnes (MT) of Hilsa to be exported to West Bengal this year, the first consignment of which reached the state on Wednesday.Eight trucks carrying around 32 ...

Hilsa from Bangladesh, which arrived in Bengal on Wednesday, will be available in at least three of Calcutta’s biggest bazaars on Thursday: Gariahat, Lake and Maniktala. Fish importers, gung-ho about ...

Kolkata: Fish importers and traders have termed the much-anticipated hilsa arrival from Bangladesh ahead of the Durga Puja festivities a ‘flop show' with low supply and steep price putting the ...

Less than 150 tonnes of Bangladeshi hilsa fish have reached West Bengal and Tripura this year, while the last consignment is expected to arrive on Saturday, fish importers in Kolkata said. A hilsa ...