Govt to import onion from Turkey, Egypt
The government has made a decision to import onion from several countries to ensure satisfactory supply of essential cooking item in the country's market.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said actions have already been taken up to import onion from Turkey and Egypt in light of the government decision.
It really is expected that the consignments of the imported onion are likely to reach Chattogram Port by the first of all week of the following month, the Foreign Ministry said.
Condition Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam offers said that Bangladesh is expecting positive responses from the onion exporting countries before long.
The state minister also said the problem of banning onion export by India grew up with the country's Ministry of External Affairs through the Bangladesh Huge Commissioner.
Shahriar Alam said there is definitely "an unwritten consensus" that India would apprise Bangladesh before acquiring such a decision to ban export of onion.
The neighbouring India banned export of onion on Monday.
