Bangladesh government has earned US$ 1.36 crore from exporting 1,352 tonnes of hilsa fish to India this year so far, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said today (October 6, 2022).
A Supreme Court lawyer today (September 11, 2022) served a legal notice on the government, asking it to stop exporting Hilsa fish to India in seven days.
Traders in Bangladesh are seeking permission from the government to export Hilsa to India on the eve of the Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindu devotees, when the demand for the popular fish goes up.
Shankar Dey, a mid-ranking government officer in south Kolkata’s Deshopriya Park locality, makes it a point to browse the nearby Lake Market early every morning in search of quality fish.