The legal notice asks government to ban Hilsa export to India

A Supreme Court lawyer on Sunday served a legal notice on the government to halt export of hilsa, a sought-after fish, to India in next seven days. Lawyer Md Mahmudul Hasan sent the notice to the relevant authorities saying that the export of the popular fish has led to an increase in its price in the local market. Unless it is stopped a writ a petition will be filed before the High Court to take an action in this regard, said the notice.The notice has been sent to the commerce ministry, fisheries and livestock ministry, foreign ministry, civil aviation and tourism secretary, chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, chairman of Bangladesh Tourism Corporation. ‘Hilsa is Bangladesh’s national fish and yet poor people in the country cannot think of buying it while middle class also struggle due to its high price. At Bangladesh markets hilsa is being sold at Tk 1,000 to 1,200 per KG,’ said the notice.Hilsa from River Padma gets ...