Onion import

NBR removes import duty on onions

The tariff withdrawal will remain effective until Jan 15 next year

India to allow onion export to Bangladesh on limited scale

Five other countries will also be allowed

Bangladesh to import onion from 9 more countries

The countries are: China, Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, Myanmar, Thailand, the Netherlands and the UAE

Tariff commission wants zero import duty on onion

The commission writes a letter to the NBR

Now onion price on the rise

Onion prices have gone up in both wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh in the span of a week owing to the higher cost of imported varieties of the kitchen staple.

Onion import may be allowed soon: agri secretary

The government may allow onion import soon as the prices of the cooking ingredient are increasing in the local market, said Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhtar.

Onion import to continue: agriculture secretary

The option to import onion will remain open now in order to keep the price of the cocking ingredient stable ahead of Ramadan, said Agriculture Secretary Md Sayedul Islam.

India desperate to dump unwanted imported onion on Bangladesh

Bangladesh is likely to decline India’s repeated pleas to jump start onion exports as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh currently has enough stock of it and the new variety of the tuber is expected to reach domestic market soon.

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

NBR removes import duty on onions

The tariff withdrawal will remain effective until Jan 15 next year

February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024

India to allow onion export to Bangladesh on limited scale

Five other countries will also be allowed

August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023

Bangladesh to import onion from 9 more countries

The countries are: China, Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, Myanmar, Thailand, the Netherlands and the UAE

August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023

Tariff commission wants zero import duty on onion

The commission writes a letter to the NBR

July 6, 2023
July 6, 2023

Now onion price on the rise

Onion prices have gone up in both wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh in the span of a week owing to the higher cost of imported varieties of the kitchen staple.

May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023
May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023

Onion import may be allowed soon: agri secretary

The government may allow onion import soon as the prices of the cooking ingredient are increasing in the local market, said Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhtar.

March 29, 2022
March 29, 2022

Onion import to continue: agriculture secretary

The option to import onion will remain open now in order to keep the price of the cocking ingredient stable ahead of Ramadan, said Agriculture Secretary Md Sayedul Islam.

January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020

India desperate to dump unwanted imported onion on Bangladesh

Bangladesh is likely to decline India’s repeated pleas to jump start onion exports as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh currently has enough stock of it and the new variety of the tuber is expected to reach domestic market soon.

November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019

Onion import: Biman to waive its cargo handling charge

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will waive its cargo handling charge for any airlines that will carry imported onion for the sake of public interest.