The interim government of Bangladesh has announced it will allow the export of 3,000 tonnes of hilsa fish to India for Durga Puja from October 9 to 13. This decision reverses an earlier ban meant to ensure domestic supply and continues a tradition seen as a goodwill gesture towards India.

The development comes days after the interim government, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, earlier this month imposed a ban on hilsa export to India to meet domestic demand, discontinuing a long-standing tradition of Bangladesh as a "goodwill gesture" to its neighbour.

The interim government banned the export of Hilsa or Ilish fish earlier this month after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.