Pulling must be synchronized to bring in a harvest of hilsa.
Beside the Meghna River lies one of many small villages.
A beautiful village beside Maghna River in Chandpur, Bangladesh.
Fishers carry hilsa fish to a collecting boat.
The beautiful Meghna River, home to diverse flora and fauna.
Fishers head out to catch hilsa.
A woman processes hilsa by preserving them in salt.
A woman stands near the bank of the Megha River.
Fishing on the Megha River in Bangladesh.
Hilsa is taken by boat to the auction center.
People process hilsa for sale at the market.
Spreading the net to catch hilsa.
A homeless fisherwoman in her boat with her child.
People use the river for everyday transport.
Hilsa is being taken to market for sale.
A fisher pulls in a big hilsa from the Meghna River
A homeless family live in the boat and survive by fishing in the Meghna River.
Two big hilsa are taken to the market, which is a rare sight nowadays.
Hilsa is collected and stocked ready for transport.
Fisherwomen collect water from the Meghna River.
Hilsa eggs are stored in separate small boxes in the refrigerator.
Hilsa is being processed for sale.
Fishers making net with thread
Hilsa fish for sale at the market.
Fishers returning to market with their catch
Quintessential Ilish macher jhol, the Bengali delicacy
Hilsa is transported by train to all markets across Bangladesh.
Hilsa is packed in ice ready for transport to markets.
Hilsa is being checked and sorted at the auction center.
Collected hilsa is taken to the auction center in baskets.
Fishers pull in their nets.
Hilsa collection and processing.
Meghna River in Chandpur, Bangladesh.
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Boats are the main transportation system for villagers living by the Meghna River.
Catkin, the beauty beside the Meghna River in Chandpur, Bangladesh.
Hilsa is preserved in salt.
Hilsa fish for sale in a market at Barisal.
Sometimes hilsa are preserved temporarily in banana leaves.
Fishers prepare hilsa for sale.
An fisherwoman takes water from the tubewell near the bank of the Meghna.
A old fisher catches his meal near the bank of the Meghna River.