Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has decided not to include hilsa in her menu for celebrating Pahela Baishakh this time, aiming to save the national fish during its breeding season.According to a press release signed by PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim, the prime minister’s Pahela Baishakh menu has Khichuri, brinjal fry and chicken curry, reports UNB.
Currently, a ban on catching hilsa is in place due to its breeding season.To ensure safe spawning of fish and increase fish resources, a two-month official ban on fishing took effect in five major rivers of six districts in the country’s southern region from 1 March.The ban covers around 340-kilometre areas in Ilisha, Meghna, Tentulia, Bishkhali and Padma rivers at Barisal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Barguna, Munshiganj, Chandpur and Laxmipur districts.The government declared the areas as fish sanctuaries in 2006.
