April 1, 2024 9:41 AM

First consignment of Indian onion expected to arrive in Bangladesh tonight: Bangladesh Commerce Minister

The first consignment of Indian onion is expected to arrive in Bangladesh by Sunday night and would be sold to the consumers at Taka 40 per kilogram (kg) at retail level, said Bangladesh State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu. "A total of 1650 out of 50,000 metric tons of onion will be imported through train in the first consignment and the sales of the imported onion will start within two days through the appointed dealers in Dhaka and Chattogram," Titu said. Titu said this at a p...