TDS Desk:

Hilsa from Bangladesh was sent to India every year on the occasion of Durga Puja. However, after the fall of the Awami League government, certainly, this continuity will not be maintained. It has already been hinted that “Hilsa will not be given from Bangladesh this time”. In such a situation, it has been reported that “India has sent a letter” to Bangladesh requesting to send hilsa.

Indian media Hindustan Times reported that Hilsa goes to India from Bangladesh every year from the first week of September. However, the question has been raised whether Hilsa will go this time – because the political situation in Bangladesh has changed. Every year, Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League-led government arranged to send hilsa to India. But this time the situation is different as Sheikh Hasina ousted and fled to India.

Even in this uncertainty, some light of hope has been seen. Fish Exporters and Importers Association has appealed to the government for the export of hilsa.

Hindustan Times says that hilsa has been imported from Bangladesh for the past 5 years. Fish Exporters and Importers Association has appealed to the Foreign Affairs Adviser of the Bangladesh Government Touhid Hossain to send Hilsa to India following the same custom.

Last year also 1,300 metric tons of hilsa went from Bangladesh. However, there is still no assurance about how much hilsa will go this time, or if it will go at all.