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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The minimum export price of Hilsa per kg set by the government is at USD 12.50, wholesale rate for Hilsa fish at the Howrah wholesale fish market is between Rs 1,400 to Rs 1,600 per kilogram ...

KOLKATA: The Mohammad Yunus-led interim govt in Bangladesh gave its nod on Monday to the export of hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja. This continues the practice that deposed prime minister Sheikh ...

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 ...

Overfishing, use of illegal nets, and capturing juvenile hilsa -- locally known as jatka -- contribute towards lowering the average size and egg production of hilsa, a fisheries expert said yesterday.

Hilsa from Bangladesh, which arrived in Bengal on Wednesday, will be available in at least three of Calcutta’s biggest bazaars on Thursday: Gariahat, Lake and Maniktala. Fish importers, gung-ho about ...

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 ...

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 ...