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 interim government of Bangladesh has reversed the export ban on the much popular and prized Hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja. The popular fish markets of Kolkata are missing the best seller ...

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 ...

A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice to the government asking it to take necessary measures to stop the export of hilsa fish to India in three days. Advocate Md Mahmudul Hasan sent the ...

Thirty percent of the fish exported from India in the past seven years were from dozens of threatened species including the endangered red-lined torpedo barb (Puntius denisonii) and the miss kerala ...

The Bangladesh government announced on Saturday that it has allowed the export of 3,000 metric tons of Hilsa fish to India ahead of 10-day-long auspicious Durga Puja celebrations. Bangladesh Commerce ...

Kolkata, Jul 11 (ANI): A woman buys Hilsa fish during the monsoon season, at a fish market in Kolkata on Thursday. (ANI Photo)(Sudipta Banerjee) Bangladesh's interim government on Saturday announced ...

This find is making fish-tory. A rare fish species thought to have gone extinct in the early 20th century was recorded three times in 2024 by researchers in India, according to a newly published ...

Meet Anabas testudineus, the climbing perch. This fish thrives in South and Southeast Asia. It uses a special organ to breathe air. The fish walks on land using its fins and tail. It moves between ...

The interim government of Bangladesh has reversed the export ban on the much popular and prized Hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja, an important festival of Hindu Bengalis, officials said on ...