• Shrimps and Fish
• Fish Maw, Fish Scal & Shark Fin
• Garments
• Jute & Jute products
• Leather & Leather products
• Ceramic & Stone
• Tea

As a reverence deltraec Country Bangladesh with its warm tropical climate is ideally located and offers a vast reserve of fresh brackish water fish, including the sea food/shrimps. Bangladesh has 33 million hectors of inland water and 480- sq. km. coastline. During fiscal year about 1.70 million metric tons of fish including shrimp were produced from different sources.

Fisheries sector plays a vital role in economic development of Bangladesh contributing about 4.7% of the country's GDP. About 1.2 million people directly and 10 million people indirectly are associated with this sector for their livelihood.

The development of fisheries sector is one of the top priorities of the Govt. And included in the ''thrust sector'' of our export policy. Planned culture of shrimp and fish has been encouraged in the Country through the private sector with adequate financial and technical support of the government. The exuberance of the entrepreneurs coupled with the given support resulted in the rapid development of the sector and helped emerge Bangladesh as potential supplier of shrimp and fish within a short span of time . During the last 25 years, number of fish processing plant increased from 15 to 90 and export earning increased from US$ 3.17 million to US$ 415 million ; export of shrimp generally accounts for 85% of the export earning. The existing processing plants in the country have a total capacity of processing 200,000 metric ton of fishery products.

Bangladesh is exporting frozen shrimp to about 30 countries of the world of which USA, JAPAN, BELGIUM, UK, THE NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY and CANADA are the most leading buying countries.

Maintenance of appropriate quality of the products is considered vital achieving desired success in its global trade. Understanding the need, significant improvement has been brought about in the countries fishery sector as regard infrastructure, quality control and management of the processing plants along with quality of products to meet the growing demand of the overseas consumers. Government's fish inspecting and quality control (FIQC). Department has been well equipped with modern laboratories facilities. The fish and fishery product inspecting and quality control rules pertaining to fish collection. Storage and processing has been enforced by the Government, thereby empowering department of fisheries (DOF) with legal authority and inspect firms dealing with fish business.

Bangladesh shrimp and fish is grown under natural environments maintaining the original test and texture of the products. Scientifically processed and absolutely free from industrial pollution. Bangladesh offers a unique combination of natural resources and export friendly infrastructure, thereby making country's fisheries item generally popular allover the world.

There are two fish producing and processing zones in Bangladesh one is at (a) Chittagong - Cox's Bazar another is at (b) Khulna - Satkhira - Bagerhat. In Bangladesh shrimps are caught in each ''GOAN'' period. Goan period occurs two times in every month during Full Moon and New Moon.


PARTICULARS OF SHRIMPS EXPORTED FROM BANGLADESH

FW Scampi	Black Tiger	Harina

There are two major groups that are exported from Bangladesh on the basis of growth environment. They are Sea water shrimps and Fresh water shrimps : 

N. B : Out of the total export, share of sea water shrimps is about 82% in volume.

Processing Forms

Sea water and fresh water shrimps processed form for export are : HEAD-ON, HEADLESS SHELL-ON, BLOCK FROZEN, SEMI IQF, IQF, PUD, P&D, PTO and other value added products.

Packing

PARTICULARS OF FISHES EXPORTED FROM BANGLADESH

SEA WATER FISHES
Local Name	English Name	Scientific Name
Hilsa Fish	Hilsa spp	(River & Sea Shades)
Foli Chanda	Silver Pomfret	Stomateus cinereus
Rup Chanda	Clunise Pomfret	Stomateous Chinensis
Hai Chanda	Black Pomfret	Parastramateus niger
Lakhua	Indian Salmon	Polynemus Indicius
Ranga Choukya	Red Snapper	Lutianus Spp
Surma mach	Spanish Mackeral	Seomberomorus Spp
Bole Koral	Grouper	Epinephelus Lanceolatus
Sadha datina	Grounter	Pomadasya Hasta
Poma	Jew Fish	Otolithes Spp
Kamila	Conger Eel	Muraenesex talabonoides
Chhuri Machh	Ribbon Fish	Tricherius Salava
Maya Mchh	Cuttle Fish	Sepia SPP

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SWEET/FRESH WATER FISH
Local Name	English Name	Scientific Name
Ruhi	Carp	Labeo Rohita
Katla	Carp	Catla Catla
Mrigal	Carp	Cirhina Mrigala
Kalibaush	Carp	Labeo Calbasu
Ghania	Carp	Labeo Gonius
Bagna Lasso	Carp	Chrrhina Reba
Shar Punti	Barb	Puntius Sarhina
Punti	Barb	Punties Stigma
Ayre	Catfish	Mystus Aor
Boal	Catfish	Wallgo Attu
Pabda	Catfish	Ompok Pabda
Tengra	Catfish	Mystus Bleekeri
Buzuri	Catfish	Mystus Tengra
Bacha	Catfish	Eutropiichthys Vacha
Pangas	Catfish	Pangasius Pangasius
Siloin	Catfish	Silonia Silondia
Magur	Catfish	Clarius Batrachus
Shing	Catfish	Heteropneustes Fossillis
Banspata	Catfish	Danio Devario
Banspata	Catfish	Clupisoma Antherinoides
Rita	Catfish	Rita Rita
Kakila	Garfish	Xenentodon Cancila
Gajar	Snake Headfish	Channa Marulius
Shoil	Snake Headfish	Channa Striatus
Taki	Snake Headfish	Channa Punctatus
Koi	Perch	Anabus Testudineus
Meni Bheda	Perch	Nandus Nandus
Khailsha	Perch	Colisa Fasciata
Baro Baim	Spiny EEL	Mastachmbelusarmatus
Tarabaim Patabaim	Spiny EEL	Macrognaihus Aculeatus
Chital	Feather Back	Notopterus Chitala
Foli Kanla	Feather Back	Notoperus Notopterus
Chiring	Mud Skipper	Apocryptes Bato
Bele	Mud Skipper	Clossogobius Gluris
Rani	Zebra Fish	Botia Dario
Gutum	Zebra Fish	Lepidocephalus / Guntea
Ilish	River Shad	Hilsha Hilsha
Chapila		Gudusia Chapra
Kechki	Minnows	Carica Soborna
Bata	Mullets	Labeo Bata
Chelapata		Oxygaster Bacaila
Mowrala Mola		Amblypharyngodon Mola
Bhetki Koral	Cock Up	Lates Calcarifer
Tilapia	Perch	Tilapia Nylotica
Silvercarpcarpu	Common Carp	Cyprinus Carpio

Fresh Water & Sea Water Fish Processing and Packing Style 

Large Fishes are processed in Gutted whole / Headless IQF form and sliced and small fishes in block frozen in 10 kgs. or 20 kgs. Master Cartoon or per buyer requirement.