Onion import
NBR removes import duty on onions
The tariff withdrawal will remain effective until Jan 15 next year
India to allow onion export to Bangladesh on limited scale
Five other countries will also be allowed
Bangladesh to import onion from 9 more countries
The countries are: China, Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, Myanmar, Thailand, the Netherlands and the UAE
Tariff commission wants zero import duty on onion
The commission writes a letter to the NBR
Now onion price on the rise
Onion prices have gone up in both wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh in the span of a week owing to the higher cost of imported varieties of the kitchen staple.
Decision on onion import to come in 2-3 days
Agriculture minister says
Onion import may be allowed soon: agri secretary
The government may allow onion import soon as the prices of the cooking ingredient are increasing in the local market, said Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhtar.
Onion import to continue: agriculture secretary
The option to import onion will remain open now in order to keep the price of the cocking ingredient stable ahead of Ramadan, said Agriculture Secretary Md Sayedul Islam.
India desperate to dump unwanted imported onion on Bangladesh
Bangladesh is likely to decline India’s repeated pleas to jump start onion exports as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh currently has enough stock of it and the new variety of the tuber is expected to reach domestic market soon.
Onion prices drop
Onion prices fell yesterday at both retail and wholesale markets due to an increased supply of early harvested onion and India's reduction in the minimum export price.