Ilish Ilish Tenualosa ilisha (ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring "ইলিশ" in Bangla and Australia, or hilsa shad) is a species of fish related to the herring, in the Clupeidae family. It is a very popular and sought-after food fish in the southern region of Asia. It is Bangladesh's national fish. The fish contributes about 12% of the total fish production and about 1.15% of GDP in Bangladesh. On 6 August 2017 Directorate of Patent, Design and Trademark (DPDT) under the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh has declared the recognition of ilish as the product of Bangladesh. Sixty-five percent of total produced ilish in
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (also known as NAPAWF) –– is a community-based non-profit organization based in Chicago with offices in Atlanta and Washington D.C. and founded in 1996. They have offices in Atlanta and Washington DC, as well as 15 chapters across the country. The idea for the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum started at the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing by Asian and Pacific Islander American female activists who met at the non-governmental organization (NGO) forums. A year later, in September 1996, 157 women became