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There is a possibility to export 25,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh through a special permit from India.
A diplomatic source said the decision could be announced on Saturday.
“Bangladesh is India’s closest friend,” an Indian Foreign Ministry official told The Daily Star on Friday, on condition of anonymity. India has decided to export 25,000 tons of onions to Bangladesh under special arrangements.
He said the decision is likely to take effect as of today.
The price of this product has risen in the country’s market since India banned onion exports from September 14.
This is not the first time that India has banned onion exports without prior announcement. Even before this decision, the price of onion has risen in Bangladesh.
India imposed such a ban in late September last year. Shortly after its impact on the country’s onion market. In Bangladesh, the price of onion has risen from Tk 40 to Tk 300 per kg.
In a letter sent to the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh on Tuesday, the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry said such a sudden ban on onion exports was of deep concern and violated an earlier decision on essential food restrictions. .
Yesterday, Dhaka and Chittagong retailers were selling onions at a price of Tk 10-20 per kg more than the wholesale price.
Consumers say unscrupulous merchants have raised prices because administration officials have not adequately monitored the market.
According to our own correspondent, Indian onion has been sold at Taka 60-70 per kg in the Khatunganj Wholesale Market in Chittagong. In the retail market, it has been sold for between Rs 60-70 / kg.
