Fears over hilsa supply from B'desh ahead of durga puja
Kolkata, Sept. 25 -- The Bangladesh government has stopped the import of Hilsa, including from India and Myanmar, after cancelling no-objection certificates issued to 103 fish importers, raising concerns among Indian traders that Dhaka may also withhold permission to export the fish to India ahead of Durga Puja.
"In a sudden move the Bangladesh government has stopped the import of Hilsa. An order was issued by the fisheries department of Bangladesh in this regard on Tuesday. We aren't sure why the permission was withdrawn. They have stopped the import of Hilsa from Myanmar too. More than 580 MT of Hilsa was imported from India in the last two months," secretary of the Fish Importers' Association in West Bengal SA Maqsood said.
The Sheikh Hasina government had imposed a ban on the export of Hilsa in 2012. However, since 2019, the Bangladesh government has been allowing a few thousand tonnes of Hilsa to be exported to India every year ahead of the festive season....
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