Bangladesh halves Hilsa exports to India, sets Rs 1,100/kg floor price ahead of festive seasonBangladesh has permitted the export of 1,200 tonnes of Hilsa to India, setting a minimum price of Rs 1,100 per kg. This decision, made ahea...
08 Sep, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
Prized on Bengal’s Pujo platters, the hilsa is now priced and powered by GujaratThis monsoon season, Bharuch, Gujarat, has emerged as India's hilsa hub, yielding a record 4,000 tonnes, compensating for scarce imports fr...
04 Sep, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
India imports barely one-fourth of Hilsa on delayed Bangladesh order, low availabilityIndia managed to import only 577 tonnes of Hilsa from Bangladesh despite an order for 2,420 tonnes due to a late import permit. The delay, ...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.51 PM IST
Bangladesh's brief hilsa ban may be a boonIn a surprising turn, rival football clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal united to protest a crime in Kolkata. Hilsa fish, a Bengali favorite...
27 Sep, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
Bangladesh to export 2,420 tonnes of Hilsa fish to India ahead of festive seasonThe Bangladesh government has ordered the export of 2,420 tonnes of Hilsa fish to India ahead of the festive season. This move is expected ...
25 Sep, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
Bangladesh clarifies hilsa export to India as economic move, not a giftBangladesh's interim government clarified that the hilsa fish being sent to India is an export, not a gift, aimed at generating foreign cur...
24 Sep, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Bangladeshi Hilsa may give Indian plates a missFacing political unrest, Bangladesh is unlikely to export Hilsa to India this year. Historically sent by Sheikh Hasina, these consignments ...
07 Aug, 2024, 01.01 AM IST
Fish lovers may miss Padma Hilsa during festive seasonBangladesh has not yet allowed exports of hilsa for the upcoming festive season, triggering tension among Indian fish importers who have be...
08 Sep, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
Villagers in Sundarbans are eating expensive hilsa fish in breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Read whyVillagers in Sundarbans are enjoying a large catch of hilsa fish, as local fishermen have netted plentiful quantities of juvenile hilsa. Du...
28 Jul, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
Tripura govt to sell 5,000 kg of imported Hilsa fish on the occasion of 'Poila Boishakh'The imported 'Hilsa' fish will be sold by the Tripura Apex Fisheries Cooperative Society Ltd at three counters of Maharajganj market in Aga...
15 Apr, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
Covid kills demand for Hilsa fish“1,000 tonnes of Hilsa, which has been imported from Myanmar, are lying at the wholesale markets,” Syed Anawar Maqsood, secretary at West B...
22 May, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
Inadequate rains affect freshwater hilsa supply, price shoots up to Rs 1,300/kgInadequate rains affect freshwater hilsa supply in major metros, price shoots up to Rs 1,300/kg.
20 Jul, 2019, 09.02 AM IST
Despite PM Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee visit, Bangla export ban continues driving Hilsa prices to Rs 1,000/kgThe Teesta river watersharing discord between India and Bangladesh has claimed its first victim – the hilsa.
18 Jun, 2015, 03.10 AM IST
No need to wait till monsoon for your hilsa dietThe production has dwindled from 80,000 tonne in 2001 to nearly 15,000 tonne in 2013 largely due to over-fishing in the Bay of Bengal.
14 Mar, 2014, 12.07 PM IST
No need to wait till monsoon for your hilsa dietThe production has dwindled from 80,000 tonne in 2001 to nearly 15,000 tonne in 2013 largely due to over-fishing in the Bay of Bengal.
14 Mar, 2014, 12.05 PM IST
Is Hilsa fish on its way out?Is the delicious Hilsa on its way out? A drastic drop in the catch of Hilsa has brought into sharp focus the endangered state of the sea fi...
20 Aug, 2013, 01.44 PM IST
Imported fish, Chakori, , replaces Hilsa on Bengali menus due to low suppliesGoing by the present trend of poor hilsa availability, millions of Bengalis and others may have to settle for 'chakori' this season.
02 Jul, 2013, 08.50 AM IST