Touhidul Islam, executive magistrate of the district administration, fined Mahin Enterprise, a seller (commission agent) of Khatunganj Tk 20,000.
Touhidul said “the imported price of onion from Egypt and China is Tk 40-45, but its retail price was supposed to be Tk 50. However, Mahin Enterprise was selling at higher price. At the same time, they could not show papers for import. The onion traders of Khatunganj assured the Commerce Ministry to stop this.”
Drives are ongoing in the onion markets of Teknaf and Cox’s Bazar and so the price of onion went downward. The big consignment of S Alam Group will soon enter the country. Mobile courts will also be active on Thursday, Touhidul added.
Earlier on Tuesday evening, two importers of Khatunganj were given 15-day jail by the court on charge of selling onion at Tk 120 which was imported at Tk 42.