BHOLA: Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Commerce Tofail Ahmed said the onion price will become normal soon, because around 50,000 tons imported onion is on the way to cater to country’s demand.

Tofail Ahmed, also Awami League advisory council member, was speaking as the chief guest at a function for distributing relief among the cyclone affected people at Ilisha union under Bhola sadar upazila on Friday (November 15).

“Different countries of the world are facing onion crisis this year. The government has taken initiatives to import onion from several countries, including Egypt, Turkey and Myanmar,” he said.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Bhola District Md Masud Alam Siddique and Police Super Md Kawsar among others were present on the occasion.

BDST: 1955 HRS, NOV 15, 2019

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