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Letter from Ministry of Commerce for permission to import onions

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  • 22 May, 2023 00:06:26

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News Desk: The Ministry of Commerce has written to the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture to take measures to issue import permit (IP) in view of the increase in onion prices.

Recently, this information was informed in a letter signed by Shamima Akhtar, Joint Controller of the Ministry of Commerce.
According to the letter, in view of the above, it is being informed that the price of onion is increasing in the retail market. It should be noted that according to the information of TCB, the price of onion per kg was Tk 30 a month ago, which was sold at Tk 50 last week and is currently being sold at Tk 70-80. Initiatives should be taken to increase and stabilize the supply of onion.

In such a situation, it is requested by the directive to consider the issue of permission to import onion on a limited basis on an urgent basis in order to stabilize the onion market.

 

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