300 kg tiger fish. COURTESY
A 300 kg tiger fish has come up for sale in the Lalbazar of Sylhet city. Curious people are crowding to see the fish at a glance. Early in the afternoon on Tuesday (March 23), Billal Mia, a fish trader from Kushighat, brought the fish for sale at the old Lalbazar in Bandabazar. The fish was not sold until Tuesday and was kept frozen. On Wednesday (March 24), fish buyers flocked to the market to catch a glimpse of the fish. It is learned that Billal Mia, a resident of Kushighat in Khadim Para union of Sadar upazila of Sylhet, said the fish was caught in the fishermen's net in Fenchuganj Kushiyara river around 11 am on Tuesday (March 23). Billal Mia bought 300 kg of tiger fish from Sekhar fish market and took it to Sylhet's Lal Bazar market for sale.
Billal Mia told our reporter that he will sell the 300 kg tiger fish if he gets 3 lakh taka. As the fish could not be sold at such a high price from Tuesday to Wednesday (March 24) till 10 am, it is learned that he is selling it at Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 per kg by miking in the market from 12 noon. Similarly, in the last few months, when such fish were caught in the rivers or haor of Fenchuganj, Zakiganj Upazila, he buys those fishes and sell in the Lalbazar.
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