With a 45kg Katla fish to sell, fish trader Abul Hasan might hit the jackpot this year at the Moulvibazar fish fest. His asking price for the gigantic fish is Tk80,000.
Hasan claims the fish, caught from the Kushiara River three days ago, is the biggest at the fair.
Of his stock worth Tk8 lakh, he has already sold fish worth Tk2 lakh.
The fair seems to have attracted heavyweights this year, with many fish weighing 10kg and above. The three-day-long traditional fish fair in Sherpur, Moulvibazar Sadar upazila began on Tuesday, marking the Poush Sankranti – the end of the Bangla month Poush.
From Monday, the day before Poush Sangkranti, fish traders thronged the fair venue with catches from various points of Sylhet, including Hail haor, Kawadighi haor, Boro haor, Hakaluki, Tangua, Kushiara, Manu and Surma rivers.
