22-day ban on Hilsa catching, sale from today

The government has banned Hilsa catching, selling, transporting, hoarding and marketing for 22 days from today (Wednesday) to October 30 to protect mother Hilsa for ensuring safe breeding, reports BSS.

"To increase the production of Hilsa, a notification has been issued prohibiting the collection, transporting, marketing, purchase and storage of Hilsa in the main breeding season from October 9-30 in the country along with the 7,000 sq km areas of Hilsa breeding centres under the 'Hilsa Conserving Drive-2019?", a press release quoting Fisheries and Livestock Minister Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru said this.

He made the remarks at a press briefing on the occasion of government declaring ban on fishing Hilsa.