Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Amid soaring prices, onion became costlier to Tk 180 a kg by Tk 30 in two days after Cyclone Bulbul squeezed supply last week.

The prices continued to rise and reached Tk 250 before the week ended. Onion was being sold around Tk 250 on Friday and Saturday as well.

On Sunday, the prices stood around Tk 230 per kg.

Superstore Meena Bazar was selling the popular vegetable at Tk 204 in the morning.

At Shah Ali Market in Mirpur, wholesaler Mostafa Kamal told bdnews24.com they were asking between Tk 190 and Tk 200 for the local variety of the cooking ingredient.

"Prices will drop further tomorrow (Monday)," he said.

The first reason for the drop in prices is, according to Kamal, the "huge fall" in sales.

Secondly, he sa...