Onion market
Thakurgaon onion warehouse owner fined
A mobile court on Tuesday fined an onion warehouse owner Tk 5,000 for selling the bulb at higher prices in Thakurgaon.
India bans export of onions again
The government of India on Monday prohibited the export of all varieties of onion except in cut, sliced or powdered form.
Onion falls to Tk30 a kg in Dhaka kitchen market
After around eight months, the price of onion come down to Tk30 per kg in the retail market of Dhaka due to falling demand as most restaurants are shut amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Harvest of young onions behind price hike: Razzaque
Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque here on Monday said the price of onion is not marking any fall as there is a shortage of the bulb after farmers harvested young onions for more profits following an export ban by India.
New harvest, imported onions fail to cool down overheated market
Although the kitchen markets in the capital have seen the huge supply of both the imported and newly-harvested onions in the last few days, the prices of the cooking ingredient is still too high.
BNP criticises govt for ‘failure’ to handle onion market
Voicing deep concern over the ‘skyrocketing’ onion price, BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the government is mocking with people instead of taking steps to cool down its overheated market.
7,000-8,000 mts onion to arrive from Egypt by early Nov: Minister
Dhaka, Oct 28 (UNB) – Mentioning that 7,000-8,000 tonnes of onion will be brought from Egypt by the first week of November, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Monday said there is no scope for its price to come down until the consignments arrive.
Onion market to cool down soon with huge import: Ministry
Dhaka, Oct 28 (UNB) – The overheated onion market is expected to cool down within the next couple of days when big consignments of onions from a number of countries will enter the country, says the Commerce Ministry here on Monday.
Onion market to cool down with import from Egypt: Minister
Chattogram, Oct 27 (UNB) – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said there is no possibility for onion price to come down within a month but it will be available at Tk 70-80 per kg after its import from Egypt within a few weeks.