A trader shows a jatka (young hilsa) at a wholesale fish market in Barisal. Despite a ban, fishermen are catching jatka from rivers across the country and selling those to traders. 22 June 2013. Locally known as Ilish, the fish has been designated as the national fish of Bangladesh. Hilsa, always a special delicacy in a Bengali household is prepared in many different ways. It is found in the Bay of Bengal and Padma, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnafully and other coastal rivers of by leadfoto

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