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Onion market to become stable soon: Commerce Secretary

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UNB
18 November, 2019, 06:55 pm
Last modified: 19 November, 2019, 11:55 am

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Onion market to become stable soon: Commerce Secretary

He said legal steps have been taken against 2,500 people for manipulating onion market

UNB
18 November, 2019, 06:55 pm
Last modified: 19 November, 2019, 11:55 am
Photo: UNB
Photo: UNB

Commerce Secretary Md Jafar Uddin on Monday assured that the onion market will soon become stable thanks to effective measures taken by the government.

"On behalf of the government, I want to assure people that the price of onion will come down soon following the government's effective steps," he told reporters at the Secretariat.

He said legal steps have been taken against 2,500 people for manipulating onion market.

Onion prices started rising after India banned its export in late September. The item's price rose to more than Tk 250 per kg. Secretary Jafar said onion price increased as Myanmar hiked export price.

Cyclone 'Bulbul' also played a part.

He said the government has asked businessmen to import onions from other countries. "A huge amount of onion is being brought via sea," he said.

Initiatives have been taken to import onions from Egypt, Turkey, and China via air cargo following the directives of the Prime Minister, he added.

Meanwhile, cargo planes carrying the first consignment of onion from abroad will hopefully reach the country Tuesday, said Jafar.

"The local variety of onion has already hit the market in different districts. The activities of state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) have been strengthened [to tackle the situation]," he said.

 

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