The authorities have been served a legal notice to take necessary action to permanently stop the export of hilsa to India.
Mahmudul Hasan, a Supreme Court lawyer, sent the notice to the secretaries of commerce, foreign, fisheries and civil aviation ministries, requesting them to respond within seven days, reports Prothom Alo.
Apart from the secretaries, chief controller of imports and exports, chairman of the revenue board and chairman of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation have also been directed the same in the notice.
Speaking to the media, lawyer Mahmudul Hasan said the price of the national fish hilsa is so high here that the poor cannot even think of buying it. The middle-class people also can’t afford to buy the fish.
The commerce secretary allowed the export of hilsa on 4 September despite high domestic demand, he said, adding that this pushed up the price in the local market.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
