The hilsa on Indian dinner plates is more likely to have come from Gujarat’s Bharuch than from the traditional sources of West Bengal or Bangladesh, reports the Economic Times. At Kolkata’s Gariahat market, fish seller Tapan Karmakar noted that customers are eating hilsa from Bharuch without realising where it comes from. Indian importers are pushing for Bangladesh hilsa, especially the prized Padma variety. “Even the exporters from Bangladesh are keen to send hilsa to India, but the government needs to give permission,” he said to the Economic Times. Last year, Bangladesh allowed 2,420 tonnes of exports in September, but only 577 tonnes reached India within the one-month window, Maqsood added.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2025 21:31 UTC