Bangladesh: 1,650 tonnes of onions arrive from India by train

Published 2024년 3월 31일

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On 31 March, a freight train carrying 1,650 tonnes of onions from India arrived at Bangladesh's Darshana Railway Station, Chuadanga at 5:15pm. Imported by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) from New Delhi's National Cooperative Limited, the onions are destined for Sirajganj Bazar Railway Station after paperwork is completed. This importation is part of an effort to bolster onion supply in Dhaka and Chattogram through the open market sale (OMS) programme, aiming to reduce onion prices to Tk40 per kg in at least 30 districts and stabilize the market.

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A freight train carrying 1,650 tonnes of Indian onion entered the country at 5:15pm today (31 March) through the Darshana Railway Station of Chuadanga. After completing the necessary paperwork, the onion-filled train will leave for Sirajganj Bazar Railway Station at night, said Mirza Kamrul Huq, manager of Darshana station. The onions have been imported by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) from New Delhi-based National Cooperative Limited, said Kamrul. He added that TCB paid a total of Tk11.93 lakh as the train fare. Earlier on the day, State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu said 1,650 tonnes of onions will arrive from India tonight. Through the open market sale (OMS) programme, the TCB will retail these onions at Tk40 per kg in Dhaka and Chattogram. "This initiative is expected to increase supply in two major cities of the country and consequently lowering prices," he said, hoping onion ...

Source: TBS