Banned jatka with hilsa up for sale

Published: 21 Sep 2021 21:09 BdST Updated: 21 Sep 2021 21:09 BdST

The wholesale market in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar is abuzz with hilsa retailers as the prices drop due to an increased supply at the peak of the season, but jatka, or banned juvenile hilsa, are also being traded. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
  • Hilsa fish weighing 1.5 kg are sold at Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,400 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Hilsa fish weighing 1.5 kg are sold at Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,400 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Retailers sort out fish purchased at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka on Tuesday, Sept 21, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Retailers sort out fish purchased at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka on Tuesday, Sept 21, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Small hilsa fish are sold at Tk 300 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Small hilsa fish are sold at Tk 300 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Hilsa fish of different sizes are sold at Tk 300 to Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Hilsa fish of different sizes are sold at Tk 300 to Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Hilsa fish of different sizes are sold at Tk 300 to Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Hilsa fish of different sizes are sold at Tk 300 to Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Hilsa fish prices have dropped due to a buoyant supply. At Karwan Bazar in Dhaka, hilsa weighing 1 kg are sold at Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Hilsa fish prices have dropped due to a buoyant supply. At Karwan Bazar in Dhaka, hilsa weighing 1 kg are sold at Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Hilsa fish weighing 2 kg are sold at Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Hilsa fish weighing 2 kg are sold at Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • A trader shows hilsa at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    A trader shows hilsa at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • A customer must buy at least 5 kg or four hilsa at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    A customer must buy at least 5 kg or four hilsa at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Traders at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka sell jatka, or juvenile hilsa, at Tk 100 per kg. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Traders at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka sell jatka, or juvenile hilsa, at Tk 100 per kg. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Jatka, or juvenile hilsa, are sold along with adult fish jatka, or juvenile hilsa, at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Jatka, or juvenile hilsa, are sold along with adult fish jatka, or juvenile hilsa, at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Retailers crowd Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka for hilsa. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Retailers crowd Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka for hilsa. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Hilsa fish of different sizes are sold at Tk 300 to Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Hilsa fish of different sizes are sold at Tk 300 to Tk 1,600 per kg at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Traders sell hilsa at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Traders sell hilsa at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

 

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