Online Desk  :   A 22-day government ban on catching, selling and transporting Hilsha will come into effect from 13 October (Sundau) to save mother hilsa during the peak breeding season in three upazilas of the district. District Fishery Officer (DFO) Md Saifur Rahman said the ban would continue 22 days till 3 November. “Mother Hilsha Conservation Campaign was being conducted through all three Upazilas of the district.

The government is providing VGF food assistance to the fishermen who will refrain from catching hilsa during the period,” the DFO said. The government has allocated 200 metric tons of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) program for distribution to 8000 fisherman families of three upazilas- Harirampur, Shibalaya and Daulatpur for their food assistance.