The following is an excerpted version of a story originally published on the IFPRI South Asia website.
Onion prices have reached all-time high, not only in India but also in Bangladesh, and it’s mostly pinching the pockets of the country’s low-income population. According to The New Age, onion prices jumped by Tk 15-20, per kg domestically supplied onions were selling at Tk 80-90 per kg, while imported onions were selling at Tk 90-95 per kg on the retail market in Dhaka, Bangladesh.