Durga Puja coming, Bangladesh clears export of 3000 tonnes of Hilsa to India
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Commerce Saturday approved the exports, citing the festival and letters from the country’s Foreign Ministry. The order asked exporters who want permits to approach the Commerce Ministry by September 24.
Hilsa is rich in nutrition and popular in West Bengal, where it is designated as the state fish. (Express File Photo: Partha Paul) The Bangladesh government has approved the export of up to 3,000 tonnes of Hilsa to India, ending the uncertainty over the availability of the fish for Durga Puja which begins on October 9.
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Commerce Saturday approved the exports, citing the festival and letters from the country’s Foreign Ministry. The order asked exporters who want permits to approach the Commerce Ministry by September 24.
Hilsa imports from Bangladesh
Hilsa exports are banned in Bangladesh. As a goodwill gesture, however, the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government had allowed a small quantity of shipments to India in September-October every year (at the time of Durga Puja).
But this arrangement was thrown into uncertainty after the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government took over following Hasina’s ouster in early August.
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