date:Oct 16, 2020
production, the minister said.
How the onion crisis hit Bangladesh
Bangladesh witnessed a record hike in onion prices after India banned its export on September 29 last year. Onions saw a 557.8 per cent year-on-year rise last year. The record jump was witnessed in only two months after the Indian export ban.
According to recent research, the price of local onion increased by 542.86 per cent while that of imported one by 572.73 per cent in November last year compared to the corresponding period