Hilsa fishing banned for 22 days from October 4

Desk Report: Hilsa fishing will be banned for 22 days from October 4 to October 25. During this period, catching, transporting, selling, storing and exchanging hilsa will be prohibited and a special conservation drive will be launched. This information was given by Farida Akhtar, Advisor to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, at a press conference organized on Monday afternoon on the ‘Mother Hilsa Conservation Drive 2025 during the main breeding season of Hilsa’ and the availability, price and overall situation of Hilsa across the country. The advisor said that…

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People flock to the market after hearing the announcement of selling hilsa for 10 taka, and if it runs out quickly, they surround the trader.

Desk Report: In Sadarpur, Faridpur, looting took place during the distribution of hilsa for 10 taka each among the needy. Many of the poor people got angry after not getting the fish and surrounded the distributor. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Bishwa Zaker Manzil Government High School grounds in Sadar Upazila. Today, at around 11 am, Mufti Raihan Jamil, a resident and businessman of the neighboring Charbhadrasan Upazila, organized the distribution of hilsa for a nominal 10 taka each among 600 needy families in the upazila…

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37 companies will be able to export 1,200 tons of hilsa to India

Desk Report: The government has approved the export of 1,200 tons of hilsa to neighboring India for the upcoming Durga Puja. 37 companies in the country have received permission to export this hilsa. The companies will be able to send hilsa conditionally until October 5. The minimum price for exporting these fish has been set at $12.50. This information was given in a notification signed by SHM Magfurul Hasan Abbasi, Deputy Secretary of the Export-2 Branch of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday (September 16). The notification said that the…

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