Amid the soaring price of onion, the local administration on Monday fixed the price of the local variety of onion at Tk 120 while the Indian variety onion at Tk 140.
The local administration has fixed the price of onion after coordinating with the traders.
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Abu Saleh Md Humayun Kabir, Senior Agriculture Marketing Officer, said a decision was taken to sell local variety (Murikata) onion at Tk 120 kg while Indian variety onion at Tk 140 in the wholesale market of the district.
The decision was taken with the presence of the traders of Kalighat wholesale market, he said.
Earlier, an emergency meeting was held where the police administration and officials of the Directorate of National Consumers' Rights Protection (DNCRP) asked the traders to fix the price of onion and inform the local administration.
Issuing a warning, Deputy Commissioner Russel Hasan ordered them to refrain from selling onions at a high price.