Onion
Onion price still remains high; consumers upset
The onion price remained unchanged at Tk 180-200 per kg at the retail market in the capital on Monday although it fell by Tk 30-40 at the wholesale market compared to Sunday’s one.
Untimely rain delaying onion harvest in Faridpur
The untimely rain which hit many parts of the country over the last three days since Thursday is delaying the harvest of locally-grown onion in Faridpur region.
TCB to sell onion at Tk 35 per kg from Monday
State-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell onion at Tk 35 per kilogramme from tomorrow.
Onion Substitutes in Cooking
As a spice, the humble Onion has indispensable contribution in Bengali cuisine and recipes. However, due to unprecedented price hike of Onion in recent days, masses of Bangladesh are facing hard times to afford this spice for cooking everyday meals. In this situation, the question arises: is there any substitute for onion in cooking without compromising the taste and flavour?
No syndicate behind rice, onion price hike: BIDS analysts
Claiming that there was no syndicate behind rice and onion price hike in the country, BIDS researchers and economists on Sunday suggested the government to conduct a study properly on the production and demand of essential items to stabilise the market.
Sylhet housewives declare 10 days without onion in protest
Housewives here on Wednesday formed human chain protesting unabated price rise of onion.
No charge for onion import by air: Biman
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has waived the charge applicable for importing onion by air in public interest.
Onion market to become stable soon: Commerce Secretary
Dhaka, Nov 18 (UNB) - Commerce Secretary Md Zafar Uddin on Monday assured that the onion market will soon become stable thanks to effective measures taken by the government.
Writ seeks directive to control onion price
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directives to the authorities concerned for monitoring and controlling onion price.
No repeat of onion market crisis with rice : Minister
In the wake of newspaper reports, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Sunday said there should be no scope for the kind of disruption witnessed in the market for onions in the domestic rice market, despite some slight upticks just recently.