Our Correspondent :
The prices of imported Indian onion in retail markets near Hili port area in Dinajpur district are on the rise.
The prices have increased by Tk 14-15 per kg in two weeks as onions are being sold at Tk 30-35 per kg depending on the varieties.
Retailers alleged that the wholesalers increase the onion prices on different pretexts.
Expressing anger, the buyers said the onion market was even stable two weeks ago. But, prices of onion have increased again.
They alleged that the law enforcers are not active to check the prices, neither are they conducting any drives.
Harun Ur Rashid, President of Importers and Exporters Group at Hili land port, said as the flood affected different areas of India, some consignment of onion got rotten. Thus, the prices of onion are high even in Indian markets. The wholesalers had to buy onion at higher prices.
If import of the essential commodity increases, the price will fall by September 20, he said.
Hakimpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abdur Rafiul Alam said “I have contacted with some wholesalers.”
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has invited tenders for 400 metric tones of onions on the September 12 at HIli.
