Terming the crisis in the onion market "temporary", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is nothing to worry about.
“The crisis is temporary. It will not last for long. There is nothing to worry,” she said while addressing a press conference, at her official residence Ganabhaban, on her recent Azerbaijan tour for attending the 18th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
The prime minister said 55,000 tonnes of onions are entering the country, reports UNB.
Food can be cooked without onion, she said, adding that many items are cooked without onion at her residence, too.
On Monday, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said 7,000-8,000 tonnes of onion would be brought from Egypt by the first week of November.
The Commerce Ministry also said the volatile onion market is expected to be stable within the next couple of days, when large consignments of onions from a number of countries will enter the country.
It said some major importers are importing onions in huge consignments from Egypt and Turkey, at the request of the Commerce Ministry.
On September 29, the Indian government banned the export of onions, effective till further orders, to improve the commodity's domestic availability. As Bangladesh was heavily dependent on India for onion imports, the local prices of the commodity skyrocketed due to the shortage in supply.
