Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The government has imposed a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing across all rivers and marine waters of Bangladesh, starting from midnight on 4 October and continuing until 25 October, to protect hilsa during its peak breeding season.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock announced the restriction in a circular signed by Deputy Secretary Shaida Akter Parag.

According to the circular, the measure aims to ensure safe movement and spawning of mother hilsa during this crucial reproductive period.

The ban prohibits the operation of all fishing vessels targeting hilsa, as well as the catching, transporting, storing, marketing, buying, selling, and exchanging of hilsa and all other fish species within Bangladesh's marine fishing zo...