Shifting Currents
The recent surge of hilsa from Gujarat into Bengal’s markets is being read by many as a curious twist of climate.
The recent surge of hilsa from Gujarat into Bengal’s markets is being read by many as a curious twist of climate.
Last year, Bangladesh had approved 2,420 MT of silver fish of the Padma to India but only 577 MT had reached.
Gosaiganj MLA from Ayodhya Abhay Singh wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a request for the safe return of the residents of Ayodhya to India.
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Hilsa in the Damodar may sound bizarre but at least one trapped in a fisherman's net has surprised the residents of the land of Mihidana- Sitabhog late this afternoon.
The commerce ministry on Wednesday decided to bring down the quantity to 2420 tonnes from 3000 tonnes, announced earlier.
The interim government in Bangladesh on Wednesday approved 49 agencies in the country to export 2420 tonnes (2,420,000 Kg) hilsa to India.
The news that the interim government in Bangladesh has finally decided to export Hilsa to India ahead of the Durga Puja festival has brought smiles on the faces of fish-loving Bengalis in Bengal.
On an average, we are importing 50 MT daily and it will take around three months to import the huge consignment,” said Anwar Muqsood, secretary of both the Fish Importers’ Association and Howrah Wholesale Fish Market, today.
“It will be the biggest ever consignment of Bangladeshi hilsa hitting markets in Kolkata and other towns since 2012 when the Bangladesh government had banned export the silver fish of the Padma to India,”
