Prices of onion increased by Tk 100 or more per kg overnight as traders began stockpiling following the news that India had extended a virtual restriction on its export.
The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged. The transport blockade, set to enter its fifth phase on Wednesday, aims at forcing the current government to step down and pave the way for holding the next parliamentary election under a non-partisan interim government.
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BNP One-point demand: BNP and its associated bodies have brought out a mass procession in Chattogram city to press home their one-point demand resignation of the government and holding polls under a non-party caretaker government.