Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said that approval was given to send 1,200 metric tonnes of hilsa to India that year as per courtesy and request on the occasion of Durga Puja.
鈥楾he amount is less than half compared to last year. Besides, considering the demand of expatriate Bengalis, approval has been given to send 11,000 metric tonnes of hilsa to Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia,鈥� she told reporters after joining a meeting.
The meeting was held with officials of the district fisheries and livestock department, representatives of private organisations and local NGOs and women farmers at the conference room of Kurigram deputy commissioner鈥檚 office.
Observing that due to the low production, the hilsa supply in market had decreased, the adviser said that however, initiatives were taken to sell hilsa at affordable prices in some parts of the country in September.
She said that to make cattle free from LSD, four districts, including Sirajganj, Pabna, and Manikganj, would be fully vaccinated.
Kurigram deputy commissioner Sifat Mehnaz, civil surgeon Swapan Kumar Biswas, district fisheries officer Muktadir Khan, district livestock officer Md Habibur Rahman, additional deputy director of department of agricultural extension Abdullah Al Mamun and additional superintendent of police Masud Rana were present, among others.