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DB chief warns of strict action against hoarding of onions

Chief of Detective Branch of Police Harun-Or-Rashid on Sunday warned that strict action will be taken against traders hoarding onions or selling them at higher prices.

“Some unscrupulous traders are stockpiling onions and trying to sell them at higher prices. They should be brought under law,” Harun, also additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said these while talking to reporters at his office.

However, the DB police are working at Chwakbazar and Shyambazar areas to control onion price, he said.

The price of onion jumped over Tk 200 per kg in Dhaka and other parts of the country on Saturday, after Indian authorities announced export ban on the essential kitchen item till March 2024.

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