Speaking at a Dhaka fish market, the fisheries and livestock adviser blamed dishonest traders for jatka fishing and urged wholesalers not to raise hilsa prices.
The fisheries adviser said hilsa should be promoted internationally and kept a natural fish rather than bred artificially.
Fisheries adviser Farida Akhter said the ministry will recommend exporting 11,000 tonnes of hilsa to Saudi Arabia and the UAE for Bangladeshi expatriates.
Speaking at a climate justice rally in Dhaka, fisheries adviser Farida Akhter linked a drop in hilsa eggs to late rain and blocked rivers.
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter has directed that a committee be formed quickly to fix the period of the fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal.
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said contract farming would take away farmers' independence, speaking at a Dhaka roundtable on the crisis facing agricultural workers.
At a World One Health Day event, the environment adviser said protecting wildlife's rights is a human duty, and the fisheries adviser warned about pesticides in food.
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter told an awareness meeting in Bhola that the home of hilsa will be Bhola, not Chandpur.
The government has banned all hilsa catching, transport, sale and storage for 22 days from 13 October to 3 November to protect breeding fish.
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said the Commerce Ministry permitted hilsa exports at India's special request for Durga Puja.
