onion price in bangladesh

New onions bring no smiles to farmers

Onion farmers, who saw high profits last year, are now struggling due to a sharp drop in prices at the peak of the harvesting season.

How food prices can be stabilised

Bangladesh’s reliance on India for onion imports is a structural vulnerability that demands a long-term strategy.

Falling prices become a headache for onion farmers

The growers dumped onion on Pabna-Sujanagar road demanding a fair price

Potato, onion prices fall after duty cut: tariff commission

The reduced import taxes will remain effective until Nov 30 this year

India to source onion from domestic market to export to Bangladesh

India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd will purchase 1,650 tonnes at Rs 29 a kg

‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’

India’s Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh says today in New Delhi

'Onion hoarders will be punished'

The director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection says

1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign

DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000

Higher onion set price doubles production cost

Onion set prices have doubled in Bangladesh, dashing the hopes of the inflation-hit people for an immediate reduction in the prices of the key cooking vegetable through the cultivation of early winter varieties.

November 16, 2019
November 16, 2019

Where did the rotten onion come from?

As onion prices spiral out of control fuelled by a supply shortage, a huge amount of rotten onion was found to be dumped in Chaktai canal adjacent to Karnaphuli River.

October 5, 2019
October 5, 2019

Onions should not make you cry

When things hit rock bottom humans have a tendency to find ways to laugh at them. It is related to that ambivalence of a bizarre event when you don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

October 2, 2019
October 2, 2019

Traders must sell onions at govt-fixed rate: DSCC Mayor

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon says traders in his area will have to sell onion at the price fixed by the government, otherwise, actions will be taken against them.

September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019

Country’s onion stocks now 3 lakh tonnes: Commerce secy

Amid the skyrocketing price hike of onion, Commerce Secretary Jafar Uddin warns that the government would go for tough legal action if anyone attempts unstable the market.

September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019

Onion price shoots up by around 71% in a day

Onion price at the retail markets in Bangladesh goes up to around 71 per cent per kg within a day, the highest level in last several years, as the wholesalers reportedly jacked up the price following India’s ban on the ingredient export.

September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019

Onion price to go down in 24hrs

The prices of onion, an essential cooking ingredient, will go down in 24 hours because of the government’s measures and for its adequate supply in the market, a member of Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has assured.

July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019

‘Sell onion in open markets to keep prices within limit’

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi asks Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to take immediate measures to sell daily essential commodities including onion, sugar and garlic in open markets to keep prices of those within limit of common people.

August 14, 2018
August 14, 2018

Lax monitoring blamed for onion price hike ahead of Eid

Both the homegrown and imported onions are getting pricey ahead of Eid-ul-Azha despite the fact that government allowed a duty free import of Indian onion.

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