More than five weeks passed since the authorities lifted the ban on hilsa fishing, but the poor catch of the delicious fish from the Meghna-Tetulia River in Bhola frustrated the fishermen.
Fishermen were returning from the rivers with utmost disappointment and spending their days in extreme distress with their families.
Most of them were worried about repaying the loans they took during the monsoon.
The Fisheries Department said that the desired quantity of hilsa would be available after the water in the river increases a little more.
Locals said that about 30 per cent of the country鈥檚 hilsa was collected from the Bhola鈥檚 Meghna-Tetulia Rivers but this year, but there was inadequate hilsa in the fishermen鈥檚 nets during the full monsoon.
Every day, thousands of fishermen went to the Meghna andTentulia Rivers to catch hilsa but they had to return without getting their desired hilsa.
Besides, the price of engine fuel oil for the trawler and other costs were also high, making the fishermen worried.
Some 2 lakh fishermen were involved in netting hilsa after taking loans from the local lenders in the district.
Due to the poor catching of hilsa and rising costs, many force the fishermen to leave their ancestral profession, some of them told the reporter.
During a recent visit to the Tulatoli fisheries ghat, the correspondent found a major portion of the fisheries boxes empty and some were seen bringing fish carrying two baskets.