22-day ban on Hilsa fishing ends
Staff Reporter Published: 23 October 2017, 04:12 AM
| Updated: 23 October 2017, 04:14 AM
A 22-day ban on catching, selling, transportation and hoarding of Hilsa ended on Sunday.
The government imposed a ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transportation of hilsa in different rivers for 22 days from October 1 in 27 districts to boost Hilsa output through protection of the mother fish during its peak breeding season.
During the period, a massive combined operation was carried out at all the fisheries ghats, warehouses, hat-bazars and chain-shops across the country.
The fisheries department, navy, air force, coast guard, police, river police, RAB, BGB, district and upazila administrations including the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry enforced the ban.
