News Watch (24-9-2018)

PM leaves London on way to NY

After a two-day stopover, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina left London for New York on Sunday morning to join the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A British Airways flight carrying the PM and her entourage left Heathrow Airport at 11:05 am (local time). She will address UNGA at UN Headquarters, as usual in Bangla, on September 27, placing fresh proposals for sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis. — UNB

22-day ban on hilsa fishing from Oct 7

The government has imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling and transporting hilsa in a 7,000-km breeding area to ensure safe spawning during its peak breeding period. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Taskforce formed to implement the 'Mother hilsa protection campaign 2018' on Sunday with Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda in the chair. The objective of the restriction from October 7 to October 28 is to save mother hilsa which lays eggs during the period. — UNB