India, Oct. 2 -- Less than 150 tonnes of Bangladeshi hilsa fish have reached West Bengal and Tripura this year, while the last consignment is expected to arrive on Saturday, fish importers in Kolkata said.

This is the least amount of hilsa imported from Bangladesh in recent times, traders said.

"This year, the Bangladesh government allowed only 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to be exported to India ahead of the Durga Puja. But so far, only around 144 tonnes have reached West Bengal and Tripura. The last consignment is expected to reach on October 4," said Syed Anwar Maqsood, secretary of the fish importers body in Kolkata.

Hilsa is often tagged as the 'Queen of Fish' for its taste and the Bangladeshi hilsa found in the Padma River is considered...