Bangladesh, Sept. 26 -- Fish farmers and importantly the Fisheries Department of Jashore district are calling for a ban on importing fish from India, at a time when the country's fish imports from India have doubled through Benapole port.

Due to low prices, Indian rui, or rohu fish has witnessed a jump in imports.

But fish farmers in the district are adamant that there is no need to import fish from India, at a time when the country is not only self-sufficient with the amount of fish it produces, but also exporting more and more.

Mahbubur Rahman, Fisheries Officer of Benapole, said that 32.67 lakh kg fish was exported to India in FY 2017-18, 34.83 lakh kg in FY 2018-19 and 52.45 lakh kg in FY 2019-20. At the same time, 35.16 lakh kg wa...