In a goodwill gesture, Bangladesh’s interim government has announced that it will send 1,200 tonnes of hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja later this month. An official notification issued on Monday (September 8, 2025) said that a decision had been taken in this regard “in principle”, and called for fish exporters to submit applications 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 said.
