Dhaka, March 31 -- The first shipment of onions imported by the government from India will arrive on Sunday, says State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu.

In addition to the ongoing sales to family cardholders, onions will also be sold from trucks owned by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in Dhaka and Chattogram according to the previous rules, he said.

The state minister made the statement after a meeting of a task force on commodity prices and the market situation on Sunday.

The government was supposed to import 50,000 tonnes of onions from India ahead of Ramadan, but the shipments were delayed due to various complications.

It was also supposed to purchase sugar but refrained after the market price began to decline.

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