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India could import only 577 tonnes of Hilsa fish from Bangladesh, even though the neighbouring nation had issued an order of export of 2,420 tonnes to India..
Syed Anwar Maqsood, secretary at the Fish Importer's Association, said, "Hilsa fish catch happens every day in Bangladesh but volume varies..
But the time was very short this year as the new government in Bangladesh had banned exports of Hilsa," he said.. Maqsood said that since the Bangladesh government had issued the export order at the end of the Hilsa season, they did not ask for an extension..
Bangladesh government issued an order in the last week of September for exports of 2,420 tonnes to India. 48 companies from Bangladesh would each export 50 tonnes of Hilsa to India, while another company would export 20 tonnes, the order had said..
Last year, ahead of the Durga Puja, the Sheikh Hasina government had given permission to Bangladeshi traders to sell nearly 3,950 metric tonnes of the special Padma Hilsa to India...
