date:Sep 27, 2020
Onion prices continue to remain high in Dhaka kitchen markets, despite imports coming in from neighbouring India. In markets like Anondobazar and Shyambazar, onions are retailing between Tk 80 and Tk 120 (0.80-1.20).
Although some 1,000 tons of onions came to the country through Satkhiras Bhomra land port in the last three days, traders say they are yet to get the imports. According to Ashikur Rahman, an Anandabazar trader, there is still a supply shortage in the capital, which is leading to a