By Khadijatul Kobra Though seafood is a prevalent protein source in Bangladesh, some fishes, like stingrays and sharks, never appealed to most of the population here, barring a few coastal Indigenous ...

In Bangladesh, rapid village expansion shrinks wetlands, forcing fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) closer to humans. This triggers human-cat conflicts occurring every two weeks, with over half of ...

Fishing cats in Bangladesh are facing near-extinction as they struggle to adapt to living alongside humans in Bangladesh. Wildlife experts recommend hotspot-based, short-term conservation strategies ...

Abductions of Bangladeshi fishermen by a rebel army based in Myanmar's Rakhine state have become common in recent months. DW visited several of them. The trickling sound of the Naf river, which ...

Bangladesh has banned fishing in the Bay of Bengal for the next two months in an effort to replenish stocks, a minister said Tuesday, triggering protests by hundreds of fishermen. The junior minister ...

Deep-sea fishing operators have urged the government to ensure fuel supply to fishing vessels on a priority basis so that marine fish harvesting can continue smoothly.

TEKNAF, Bangladesh, January 31 (UNHCR) - Along one of the world's longest stretches of sandy beach, groups of men brace themselves every night for the adventure ahead. They roll up their longyi, a ...

According to the FAO’s Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines, SSF represents a wide system involving fishers, processors, traders and families that depend on aquatic resources (FAO, 2015). Therefore, SSF ...

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Bangladesh's border guard accused the Myanmar navy on Wednesday of opening fire on a fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal, underlining tensions over a refugee crisis.