During the peak hilsa season, the price of ice has surged several times over, impacting both wholesale and retail fish markets. Fish traders allege that a syndicate of merchants is capitalizing on the heightened demand to artificially manufacture an ice crisis. Ice blocks previously sold for Tk150–200 are now fetching Tk 400–800. Consequently, fish preservation expenditures have escalated, ultimately driving up retail fish prices.During the new moon and full moon high tides, catches of hilsa and...
