The prime minister made the remarks while inaugurating the third national council of Awami Swechchhasebak League, an associate body of Awami League, at historic Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday, reports UNB. Sheikh Hasina said the government has taken initiatives to import onion through cargo planes to bring down its price. The prime minister said there are efforts to save the perished onion. She said the onion price in India is also very high and it is currently is selling there at Tk100 per kg. "But there is one state from where onion export is not allowed…the onion price in that state is lower."

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 16, 2019 10:18 UTC