Dhaka, June 11 -- Fishermen are set to resume fishing as the 58-day ban on catching, selling and transporting of fish in the Bay of Bengal will end at midnight Wednesday

The fishermen are now busy preparing nets and boats to go to the sea to catch Hilsa fish in different parts of the country.

The government had imposed ban on all types of fishing in the country's marine waters for 58 days from April 15, which will end at midnight on Wednesday.

This year the restriction on fishing in the Bay of Bengal was set for 58 days instead of the previous 65 days, said Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter while speaking at a press briefing, held at the Secretariat in February.

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