MANIKGANJ, Oct 3, 2025 (BSS) - A 22-day government ban on catching, selling and transporting Hilsa fish will come into effect from October 4(Saturday) to  save mother Hilsa during the peak breeding season in three upazilas of the 
district.
 
District Fishery Officer (DFO) Md. Saifur Rahman said the government has  announced a nationwide 22-day ban, effective from October 4 to 25 this year.
 
"Mother Hilsa 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 244. 65 metric tons of rice under the Vulnerable  Group Feeding (VGF) programme for distribution to the fishermen families of  three upazilas-- Harirampur, Shibalaya and Daulatpur-- as their food 
assistance during the fishing ban period. 
 
The DFO official said a total of 9,786 fishermen families of the three  upazilas of the district will get the rice. Each of the families will get 25 
kilograms of rice per month, he added.