dried fish market

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Exploiting the immense potential of safely-produced dried fish

Dried fish is not only a special delicacy in the Bangali cuisine, but a genuine source of protein and other nutrients, as well as, a potential income-generating activity for coastal women

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.
Bazaar

Barter system ends at Brahmanbaria's centuries-old dried fish fair

Dried fish is being made from pool barb, locally known as Puti, fish at an Umednagar fish farm in Habiganj city. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Economy

Dried fish production in Habiganj drops by 11-fold in a decade

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