File photo of Ilish fish Dhaka Tribune'Some Ilish from coastal areas also reached the market. Barisal Port Road wholesale Ilish market trader Ujjal Das said that a huge supply of big Ilish in the last seven days has also made the price cheaper than the same season last year. The price of Ilish netted in the sea was priced at Tk 1,500-2,500 less per maund than the Ilish netted from sweetwater river. Usually the Ilish season starts from August and reaches its peak in October. Anisur Rahman, Ilish researcher and chief scientific officer of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) at Chandpur centre, said the main Ilish season is from August to October.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2020 07:52 UTC