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- Indian exporters shipped about 500 tonnes of hilsa to Bangladesh in two months, reversing usual trade.
- Traders plan to send an additional 150-200 tonnes in the coming weeks.
- Bangladesh’s low hilsa harvest and erratic weather created scarcity, raising demand for Indian roe-rich fish.
- Egg-bearing hilsa from Gujarat sells for Taka 2,500-3,000 per kilogram in Chattogram and Sylhet.
- Kartick Chakraborty said the trade should remain a goodwill symbol between the two countries.