The Halda River, considered the world’s only natural gene bank for several pure Indian carp species, as well as home to dozens of endangered Ganges River dolphins, has made a comeback after fish eggs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: The ‘Old Ganges’ in Bangladesh is a ‘dead river’. Fish have been replaced by human and industrial waste. But for many, this ...

Declining flows, pollution and destructive fishing practices are pushing one of Bangladesh's richest river ecosystems towards crisis ...

Bangladesh’s all-important hilsa fishery is declining amid pressures from human-driven factors and climate change, experts and authorities warn. The fish, Tenualosa ilisha, contributes around 12% of ...

Hilsa fish from the Padma River in Bangladesh is heralded as a great delicacy of supreme quality, especially in the Indian state of West Bengal. Around September and October every year, the state’s ...

By Sifayet Ullah A faded towel draped over his shoulders, 53-year-old Khokon Jaladas sat quietly in the yard of his home.