, Oct. 22 -- The government has taken measures after reports emerged of Indian fishermen catching hilsa within the country's maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar said on Wednesday.

"After learning that Indian fishermen were catching hilsa inside our waters, we instructed the Coast Guard to take necessary measures. Action has already been taken," she told reporters following the inauguration of the Annual Research Review Workshop at the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) in Savar.

The adviser emphasised that the government is committed to ensuring that hilsa is available for the Bangladeshi people. "We want our people to eat hilsa. The government is determined to prevent illega...