In a goodwill gesture, Bangladesh’s interim authorities has introduced that it’ll ship 1,200 tonnes of hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja later this month. An official notification issued on Monday (September 8, 2025) stated {that a} choice had been taken on this regard “in principle”, and referred to as for fish exporters to submit functions by September 11.
“Ilish (hilsa) is coming! The Bangladesh government just decided to export the quintessential fish to India ahead of the festival season as a mark of enduring friendship,” Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah stated.
Bangladesh has decided that the hilsa, a prized fish throughout festivities in jap Indian States, together with West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, will value $12.5 or round ₹1,100 per kg, which is considerably decrease than the prevailing market charges for hilsa in India at current. Bangladesh has historically despatched hilsa ahead of the Durga Puja and Dussera season.
The consignment of 1,200 tonnes of hilsa is predicted to succeed in West Bengal. Although diplomatic sources stated Bangladesh had tried to ship some further consignments for Assam and Tripura, that initiative didn’t obtain a response from native importers throughout the given time-frame. The 1,200 tonnes is lower than earlier consignments for a similar season. In 2024, the interim authorities led by Muhammad Yunus despatched 3,000 tonnes of hilsa ahead of the Durga Puja season. An analogous amount was maintained throughout the Sheikh Hasina years.
The announcement coincided with the beginning of the Joint River Commission assembly that can take up river water sharing on Tuesday (September 9, 2025).
