During the meeting, the minister also expressed his willingness to explore the possibility of the exporting fish from the country. The minister also informed the Thai Ambassador about a record amount of Hilsh fish caught this season and he sought Thai assistance in fishery sector. Thai Ambassador invited the fishery minister to visit Thailand while and the minister requested the Thai Fisheries Minister to visit Bangladesh for assessing the possibility to export Hilsa fish from Bangladesh. Thai ambassador said for export Hilsa fish from Bangladesh to Thailand as these sector requirement accept the Bangladeshi export goods to Thailand. Bangladeshi minister said: There is huge demand of Hilsha fish in neighbouring West Bengal, India.
2016 Dhaka Tribune.