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Bangladesh deploys warships to protect prized hilsa fish
Khaleej Times
|October 06, 2025
Bangladesh's defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish from illegal fishing during its spawning season.
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Millions in Bangladesh depend on the fish, which can cost up to $18.40 a kilogramme in Dhaka. — ANI FILE
(ANI FILE)
The herring-like hilsa, Bangladesh’s national fish and a much-loved delicacy in West Bengal in neighbouring India, return from the Bay of Bengal to rivers each year to lay eggs.
Bangladeshi authorities said on Saturday they had imposed a three-week ban on fishing from October 4-25 to safeguard the spawning areas.
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