Prices of hilsa come down in Chandpur
Hilsa prices have come down considerably within the reach of common people here.
This has been possible following imposition of official ban on export of hilsa to India, said both the consumers and traders.
All the fish markets in Chandpur, Hajiganj, Matlab, Faridganj, Shahrasti, Kochua, Haimchar and Chandput Sadar are now abound with hilsha.
Following visits to the fish markets of Bipon Bagh Bazar, Paler Bazar, Natun Bazar Puran Bazar, Wireless Bazar yesterday afternoon, this correspondent saw that a kilogram (KG) of hilsa fish is being sold at between Tk 320 to 330.
Md Sirachokdar and Habiur Rahman, two prominent hilsa fish merchants here told this correspondent that previously the same hisa was sold at Tk 500 per KG. Now, common people and people of low income group can buy hilsa conveniently.
Hilsa fishermen like Kashem, Aman, Kari and others told this correspondent that they are now getting a lot of hilsa in the Padma daily.
Fishermen and fish merchants have told this correspondent that all fishes are not sold every day and they have been facing problems and inconvenience in preserving hilsa and other fishes.
For want of a fish cold storage, a good quantity of fish get rotten most often causing loss to fish traders.
They have urged the government to set up a "fish cold storage" at a suitable place near Chandpur fish ghat on the Railway Boro station premises and on the banks of Meghna-Dakatia rivers.
If it is done, fish trading will flourish generating job opportunities for people.
At present, there are over 200 fish traders and about 1,000 day labourers in Chandpur fish ghat.
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