Fishermen return to rivers in Bangladesh as hilsa fishing ban ends

Around 42,000 fishermen in Chandpur, Bangladesh, returned to the Meghna and Padma rivers to catch ilish fish on Friday.

The government ended a 22-day ban on catching, selling, and transporting the fish at 11:59pm on Thursday. This period of restriction aimed to protect mother ilish during their breeding season. The fishermen resumed their work after facing weeks of hardship while the ban was in effect.