Locals said rotten onions are being thrown away everyday here. During a visit to the area, sacks of rotten onions were seen dumped into the canal in Firingi Bazar Bridge Ghat area. Some local youths were seen sorting through the sacks to sort out onions which were not fully rotten. Ehesan Jahedi, general secretary of Chaktai Khatunganj Wholesaler Business Welfare Association, could not provide any information when asked about the rotten onions. He said the onions in Chaktai of Khatunganj area might have been damaged after water seeped into warehouses during cyclone “Bulbul”.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 16, 2019 09:56 UTC