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India lifts ban on onion export United News of Bangladesh (UNB)
Bangladesh, Dec. 29 India withdrew its ban on onion export on Monday, nearly three and a half months after imposing it abruptly which sent the commodity s price through the roof in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh will resume onion import through Dinajpur s Hili land port on January 1 next, officials here said.
The decision was announced through a notification from India s Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Businessmen at the Hili port have confirmed the development.
Onion prices jumped sharply in Bangladesh after India banned export of the popular kitchen item on Sept 14 in the pretext of local shortage and price hike.