‘Hilsa being exported to India, not to sent as gift’ 

Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that hilsa is being exported to India, it is not being sent as a gift. 

The adviser made the clarification while talking to journalists after visiting the regulators of Muchhapur area in Companiganj of Noakhali on Monday. The regulators were damaged by floods last month.

“Hilsa will be exported and Bangladesh will receive the export revenue”, she said.

The adviser further said that although a decision has been made to export hilsa, the fish has not yet left Bangladesh.