<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Selling of hilsa fishes started today (Saturday) in the market after a 22-day ban on fishing, according to media reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Fishermen started netting from Friday midnight. So, consumers are getting available fishes from this morning. Both sellers and buyers are expressing happiness for selling the fishes after a long gap.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, the country will see a record number of hilsa production this year as mother hilsa released huge eggs during the restriction and tropical cyclone “Sitrang”.</div><div><br></div><div>Since strong current occurred in the rivers, salinity of the water decreased and excess rainfall occurred due to Sitrang, mother hilsa came to fresh water and released eggs. As a result, the production of hilsa fishes will rise this year, officials said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>