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Mohammad Arju

While India and its neigbours spar over Bay of Bengal borders, their fishers languish in jails

Dwindling fish numbers is forcing fisherfolk to cross the drawn-up Exclusive Economic Zones.

Mohammad Arju
· May 30, 2020 · 09:30 pm
In Bangladesh, a dramatic rise in fish production has come with steep ecological costs

The use of non-organic fertilisers and antibiotics in fish farming has harmed aquatic systems and created a dead zone in the Bay of Bengal.

Mohammad Arju
· Aug 06, 2019 · 09:30 pm
Why is one in every six Bangladeshis undernourished despite a staple diet of fish?

The increased consumption of cheap, protein-poor farm-fish is limiting the country’s ability to overcome malnutrition among the poor.

Mohammad Arju
· Aug 04, 2019 · 07:30 pm

Bangladesh’s 65-day ban on fishing will hurt over 400,000 poor coastal families

The restrictions during the peak fishing season will increase their hardships, they say.

Mohammad Arju
· Jun 28, 2019 · 07:30 pm