Hilsha hoarding, export banned for six months
Staff Correspondent
The government yesterday decided to ban hoarding and export of hilsha fish for the next six months so that the fish are more available in the local market."We took the initiative to increase the availability of hilsha. If the supply is increased, the price would go down in the local market," Fisheries and Agriculture Adviser CS Karim said after an inter-ministerial meeting yesterday. The decision would be implemented soon, the adviser added. The government took the decision following recent media reports that Bangladeshi hilsha fish are being exported to India where they are sold in markets at much lower prices than in Bangladesh. The government has also asked Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard to increase vigilance in sea in a bid to check smuggling of the fish.
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