Land of rivers Bangladesh boasts a rich and equally fascinating cuisine of seafood. Plenty of fresh water rivers, coastlines, and…
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A fish is a water-dwelling animal with a backbone, gills for breathing, and no limbs with fingers or toes. This category includes living creatures like hagfish, lampreys, cartilaginous, bony fish, and some extinct relatives. The majority of it, about 95%, belong to the ray-finned group, specifically the Actinopterygii class. Among these, nearly 99% are teleosts.
It’s plentiful in most bodies of water, adapting to various aquatic environments, from high mountain streams to the deepest ocean depths like the abyssal and hadal zones, where creatures like cusk-eels and snailfish thrive. Interestingly, no fish species have been confirmed to exist in the deepest 25% of the ocean. It exhibit remarkable species diversity, boasting 34,300 known species, surpassing all other vertebrate groups in this regard.
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) recently hosted a specialized training session on “Pesticide Residue Analysis in Fish Samples” to…
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Bangladesh’s fisheries sector is facing increasing challenges due to rising water pollution, excessive pesticide use, and the rapid loss of…
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Aquaculture is growing all the time; it contributes a very important part in the world’s food supplies. However, sustainable production…
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The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as a natural shield protecting Bangladesh…
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A massive fish die-off in the Meghna River, spanning approximately 12-13 kilometers in the Motlob Uttar area of Chandpur, has…
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Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has called for reducing the influence of middlemen in the fisheries and livestock sectors…
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In Bangladesh, fish and shrimp are not just food items; they are woven into the country’s culture and economy. However,…
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Despite a government ban on hilsa exports to India this year, the price of the fish continues to rise in…
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Chittaranjan Park (CR Park), a prominent Bengali hub in New Delhi, is facing a severe fish supply crisis due to…
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