The government failed to enforce the price cap on onions and potatoes even for a single day since it issued the order about a month ago.

Why expect different outcomes with the same flawed policy?

Govt move fails for lack of strong oversight on suppliers

Potatoes, eggs and onions are not being sold at the price fixed by the government at the retail level despite government agencies conducting raids.

A persistently higher inflation for more than a year has hit the low-income, the poor and the fixed-income people in Bangladesh hard, significantly eroding their purchasing power.  

Prices of onions, potatoes, and eggs continue to remain unstable