Hilsa fish from the Padma River in Bangladesh is heralded as a great delicacy of supreme quality, especially in the Indian state of West Bengal. Around September and October every year, the state’s ...

Many fishers across Bangladesh say they still haven’t received the compensation promised by the government during a three-week ban on fishing of hilsa, the country’s most important fish. The ban ends ...

Bangladesh has allowed around 1200 Metric Tonnes (MT) of Hilsa to be exported to West Bengal this year, the first consignment of which reached the state on Wednesday.Eight trucks carrying around 32 ...

The first consignment arrived in Bengal on September 1. The import period will end on October 5. As a result, this year’s import volume is expected to be less than that of the previous year Hilsa ...

The Bangladesh commerce ministry on Monday issued a notification approving the export of 1,200 tonnes of Padmar ilish to India on the occasion of Durga Puja, raising fears of a shortage of the prized ...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish from illegal fishing during its spawning season ...

Bangladesh's interim government said it would export 3,000 tonnes of hilsa fish to India on Saturday (September 21, 2024), coinciding with the upcoming Durga Puja, revising its earlier decision. Durga ...

Bangladesh’s recent flip-flop on fish exports to India has ignited a firestorm of opinions either side of the border. The issue is about one fish in particular, the hilsa, Bangladesh’s national fish, ...

The Md Yunus government in Bangladesh may have chosen to honour the commitment of culinary tradition and issue a notification to export hilsa to India ahead of the festive season, but fish importers ...

Bangladesh has decided to allow the export of 1,200 tonnes of Hilsa fish, locally known as ilish, to India ahead of Durga Puja. "The government has taken a policy decision to conditionally export ...

The first consignment of Bangladeshi hilsa fish has reached India from the neighbouring country ahead of Durga Puja. Due to high demand for this much beloved fish in Bengali households during the ...