Tag: Onion

Onion seed becomes boon for many farmers in Rajshahi

- Times Report -

Farming of onion seed has become boon for many farmers as they are seen building fortunes through the cash-crop farming in the region, including its vast Barind tract. Similarly, the farmers are expecting outstanding production of onion seed as they have cultivated the high-valued crop on the ever-highest land in the

50,000 tonnes onion coming from India: Mahmud

- Times Report -

The Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said 50,000 metric tons of onion is coming to Bangladesh from India. "The market is fairly stable now as some onion will enter the market before the holy month of Ramadan," he told journalists after attending an event in the capital. The minister said the

India to allow limited quantity of onion exports to Bangladesh

- Times Report -

India has allowed exports of onions through a government-to-government basis to Bangladesh and some other countries on its Ministry of External Affairs' recommendation. A person familiar with the matter said a limited quantity of onion exports has been allowed for bilateral purposes though no decision has been taken on lifting a

Onion, sugar import from India likely before Ramadan: Ahsanul

- Times Report -

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that the government would be able to supply onion and sugar, imported from India, to the market before the holy month of Ramadan. "Already a proposal for importing 50,000 metric tons of onion and one lakh metric tons of sugar was

Govt to import 52,000 tonnes of onion

- Times Report -

The government has taken initiative to import some 52,000 metric tons of onion from India against the LCs opened earlier in a bid to curtail the price of such an essential item in the local kitchen market. The Ministry of Commerce has already sent a letter to the Bangladesh High Commission

Instability in onion market again

- Times Report -

The prices of onion in the country have been increasing rapidly after India has imposed a ban on onion import till March next year. During a visit to some local markets on Saturday morning, including Rampura bazar, Uttar Badda, Modya Badda, Godaraghat, Ulan bazar the local markets, it was found that

Onions rotting for buyer crisis, sold at Tk10 per kg

- Times Report -

The importers of Dinajpur's Hili land port are in trouble for not being able to sell onions imported from India due to the shortage of buyers. Most of the onions already in the warehouses have rotted due to excessive heat. In this situation, traders are selling these onions at the