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Mouth watering dried fish dish of Hasu Miah
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Mouth watering dried fish dish of Hasu Miah

Shubhash and others like him found employment at a matka factory, located in Mymensingh district’s Haluaghat upazila. Photo: Mumit M
Panorama

How matkas were saved from extinction thanks to the dried fish industry

Workers at a dried fish plant at Noakhali’s Hatiya upazila pile fried chewa fish. About 36,000 tonnes of dried chewa fish was produced from the upazila this year worth Tk300 crore. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

A good season for Hatia’s dried chewa fish

A man fills up a basket with dried fish at a dried fish processing plant in Lalpur village under Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria. The village has been producing dried fish from various indeginous species for hundreds of years, but the output has decreased this season because of a scarcity of fishes and cash crunch. Photo: Azizul Shonchay.
Trade

B’baria dried fish traders stare at losses

Infographic: TBS
Industry

Despite market demand, fish processing is limited to shrimp, dried fish

Pran Bandhu Das sits at his dried fish shop while his son Ratan Das is busy sorting the fish. Photo: TBS
Bazaar

Brahmanbaria man’s Shidol wins customers’ heart

A worker lays out fish caught in the sea to dry. According to industry insiders, 70% of the dried fish market now depends on imports. Photo: TBS
Bazaar

Once exporter, dried fish market now depends on imports

Fishes are dried on a platform near the Meghna River in the village. Photo: Azizul Shonchay/TBS
Industry

Long shadow on Brahmanbaria dried fish business

A woman spreads fish (shutki) under the sun to dry at Bogura. The dry fish business of the northern region of the country has been hampered terribly this year by the pandemic and cyclone Amphan. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Industry

Dried fish traders in northern Bangladesh facing financial crisis

A Tale of Dried Fishes
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A Tale of Dried Fishes

Photo: Minhaz Uddin/TBS
Economy

Dry fish processing zone worth Tk198.79cr gets govt nod

Fishes are left under the sun to dry after being processed in Brahmanbaria. The dired fish business in the area's Lalpur village has suffered a huge loss due to pandemic this year. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Azizul Shonchay
Trade

Pandemic hurts dried fish trade in Brahmanbaria village