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Women in Dhakai sarees and men in kurtas gathered at the Bangladesh embassy to celebrate the Hilsa festival, coming right after a Jamdani festival organised by the High Commission last week.
Demand for hilsa fish grows in India during Durga Puja. Bangladesh is largest exporter of hilsa & India biggest importer. The fish is intrinsically tied to Bengali culture.
Amid political turbulence, rising discontent with Hasina and Islamist influence, Bangladesh's economic ties with India and future stability hang in balance. Hope we rebuild soon.
The Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina had reintroduced what is now called ‘hilsa diplomacy’ in 2019. Now, it’s a bone of contention between India and Bangladesh.
India's garment industry benefiting from Bangladesh crisis also caught international media's attention, as did rise of Indian tourists, driven by higher incomes & better flight options.
Under three-year Hilsa Improvement Programme, NMCG will monitor the migration pattern of hilsa through tagging & ranching among a slew of other initiatives.
BSF has seized 2,800 kg of hilsa since February, 8 years after Bangladesh banned it. It is considered a delicacy in Bengal, and the fish is selling for Rs 3,000/kg in Kolkata markets and online.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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