The director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection says

DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000

For any major crop, there are local and national profiteers, who make plans to maximise profits way before the crops land in the markets.

The cultivation of a variety of onion, known as Kondo in Bangladesh, has been delayed due to excessive rain early this month, when farmers plant seedlings of the crop before harvesting it in early winter

The wholesale price of onion is again increasing in Bangladesh as farmers are quickly running out of stock due to an inadequate supply of the local variety, according to traders and growers.

Agriculture minister says

Senior treasury and opposition bench lawmakers strongly criticise government for their failure to check the skyrocketed price of onion.