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
Hilsa, Bihar Hilsa, Bihar Hilsa is a sub-division of the Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar well known as a centre of Buddhist knowledge. Located approximately south-east of the state capital Patna, the area was an important hub during the Indian independence movement and produced many freedom fighters. Hilsa is a historical city. Hilsa is located at and has an average elevation of . There are many government and private school in hilsa some of them are career public school, sun shine school, Dav school etc. The town is served by State Highway 4 and directly connected to places such