, March 24 -- Fifty thousand metric tonnes of onions imported from India will enter the country in phases starting in the next two to three days, according to State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu.

"The Indian embargo on onion export will not affect its deal with Bangladesh. As per the agreement to import 50,000 tonnes of Indian onion, it will gradually come to Bangladesh. Our onions from India have already boarded trains which will arrive in two or three days through the Darshana route," he said.

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Titu said this while speaking at a seminar organised by International Business Forum of Bangladesh on "Impact of syndicate and competition on price of essentials...