Thailand wants to import Hilsa

Thailand expressed eagerness of its people to import Hilsa fish from Bangladesh.

Thai ambassador Panpimon Suwannapongse in Dhaka expressed the eagerness to Bangladesh Fisheries Minister Sayedul Hoque at their meeting on Wednesday.

A statement by the ministry said that following a feasibility study, the minister said that arrangements were being made to honour the Thai request, reports bdnews24.com.

A policy, adopted in August last year, allows for a three year relaxation on a complete prohibition on Hilsa export. Hilsa is a much-in-demand food across the world with Bengali settlement.

Hilsa is in demand in India`s West Bengal and in America and Europe where there is a sizeable Bengali population.

The ministry statement said that the ambassador had also invited the minster for a visit to Thailand and had requested that he inspect the fisheries department in his country.