Afterwards the fermented fish are mixed with oil and water, and packed to be sold commercially. According to fish traders, puti production fetches Tk1.5 crore in transactions. A maund of dried fish, varying in quality, costs anywhere between Tk6,500-8,000. “I have dried 250 maunds of dried fish till now,” Alak added, “I purchase raw fish between Tk500-5,000 per maund, dry them, and then sell them at between Tk6,500-15,000 per maund.”Faruk Bapari, a fish trader, came from Madaripur to establish his own dry fish hatchery near Shalua. Siddiqur Rahman, a fish trader from Madaripur, said that he has been in the fish-drying business for 30 years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2019 17:15 UTC