“They are seasonal fishermen as ilish comes into the rivers from the sea during a certain time for breeding and releasing eggs. In this case, during the offseason, there is no work for ilish fishermen. They have been doing alternative work like farming in Shariatpur as the Padma-Meghna rivers are almost empty of ilish fish. But we real ilish fishermen have been deprived of the rations.”Dulal Sardar is not a fisherman. Of them, more than 500,000 are ilish fishermen but all are not enlisted for rationing.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2020 14:26 UTC